11 results for “chemotherapy toxicity”
86y · Male·Complication of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma
… 2017 and received appropriate oncology care at Prince of Wales Hospital, including stent placement and chemotherapy. Treatment was discontinued in September 2017 due to toxicity, and end-of-life care commenced in June 2…
58y · Male·Complications of chemotherapy for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma
Mettaloka Halwala, 58, died from complications of bleomycin toxicity during Hodgkin lymphoma chemotherapy. A PET scan on 11 November 2015 showed widespread lung uptake sugges…
52y · Female·Neutropenic sepsis leading to multi-organ failure due to capecitabine toxicity
…N0M0 rectal cancer, died from neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe capecitabine toxicity on 31 October 2018. She commenced neoadjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine on 17 October 2018 and devel…
64y · Male·Colonic adenocarcinoma and its treatment
Jeffrey Olsen, 64, died from acute capecitabine toxicity during adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage 3b colorectal cancer. Within three days of commencing treatment in…
65y · Male·Severe neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe mucositis …
…e secondary to probable dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency when treated with capecitabine chemotherapy. He developed severe mucositis and systemic toxicity within days of commencing treatment. While the cor…
82y · Male·Self-inflicted partial contact shotgun wound of the head
…ld man with recently diagnosed myeloma died by self-inflicted shotgun wound. He had undergone intensive chemotherapy causing significant deterioration in physical health, mental state, and independence. Six weeks before …
44y · Male·Acute myeloid leukemia
… under treatment for refractory AML since June 2019, with disease progression despite multiple lines of chemotherapy. He was admitted to the secure ward on 1 January 2020 after presenting with fevers, low blood count, an…
10y · Female·Septic shock and multiple organ failure as complications of advanced metastatic …
…dor on 12 November 2009. Her treating oncologist Dr A. at Princess Margaret Hospital recommended urgent chemotherapy using the SIOPEL 3 protocol, which offered approximately 50% long-term cure rate. Despite excellent com…
77y · Male·Complications of methotrexate toxicity in a man with chronic renal impairment, c…
A 77-year-old man with chronic kidney disease, COPD, and mild cardiac failure died from methotrexate toxicity after a GP prescribed it at an inappropriate daily dose (5mg daily) for psoriasis without baseline blood …
55y · Female·metastatic lung cancer
…biopsied and confirmed as high-grade carcinoma with advanced lung cancer. An oncologist advised against chemotherapy due to toxicity outweighing benefits. Ms Berg was assessed as competent to make treatment decisions and…
65y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
…spital on 18 August 2015. He had undergone extensive facial cancer surgery in January 2015, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy with concurrent dexamethasone from March 2015. Initial dexamethasone-induced hypomania…
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