• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: The management of lomustine overdose in malignant glioma patients
  • Contributor: Wirsching, Hans-Georg; Tritschler, Isabel; Palla, Antonella; Renner, Christoph; Weller, Michael; Tabatabai, Ghazaleh
  • imprint: Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014
  • Published in: Neuro-Oncology Practice
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1093/nop/npu023
  • ISSN: 2054-2585; 2054-2577
  • Keywords: Medicine (miscellaneous)
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Lomustine is an oral alkylating drug commonly used for brain tumor patients. Recently, the lomustine-containing PCV polychemotherapy regime (procarbazine, CCNU/lomustine, and vincristine) in combination with radiotherapy has become the standard of care for anaplastic oligodendroglioma with 1p/19q codeletion and high-risk low-grade glioma. Here, we review the literature of all reported cases of lomustine overdose, highlight complications by exemplifying a case of inadvertent lomustine overdose, and outline the management of this potential complication of outpatient PCV therapy.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access