Re: Cetuximab Therapy and Symptomatic Hypomagnesemia
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Hypomagnesemia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Cetuximab
BACKGROUND Hypomagnesemia is a common adverse event during cetuximab (Cmab) treatment. However, few reports have investigated the incidence and risk factors of hypomagnesemia in head and neck cancer patients treated with Cmab. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 131 head and neck cancer patients who received Cmab-containing therapy. Main eligibility criteria were ≥3 Cmab administrations, no p...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1460-2105,0027-8874
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dji412