Severe thrombocytopenia related to long-term trastuzumab exposure.

Elena Aguirre, Teresa Taberner, Armando Luaña, Serafin Morales, Antonio Llombart

Department of Oncology, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida, Spain. elenaaguirreortega@yahoo.es

Tumori 2013 Jan-Feb

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Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia may occur secondary to several chemotherapeutic agents or new targeted monoclonal antibodies, but thrombocytopenia induced by trastuzumab is a very rare occurrence. We report a case of severe thrombocytopenia related to the administration of trastuzumab six months after the first exposure.

Citation

Elena Aguirre, Teresa Taberner, Armando Luaña, Serafin Morales, Antonio Llombart. Severe thrombocytopenia related to long-term trastuzumab exposure. Tumori. 2013 Jan-Feb;99(1):e1-2