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VIChospital2017-11-20

Finding into death of Graeme Harold Griffiths

65y · Male·Severe neutropenic sepsis and multi-organ failure secondary to severe mucositis …

…rimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency when treated with capecitabine chemotherapy. He developed severe mucositis and systemic toxicity within days of commencing treatment. While the coroner found the clinical manageme…

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VIChospital2021-01-28

Finding into death of MrsL

52y · Female·Neutropenic sepsis leading to multi-organ failure due to capecitabine toxicity

…r 2018. She commenced neoadjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine on 17 October 2018 and developed severe mucositis, diarrhoea, and signs of toxicity by 26 October. The antidote uridine triacetate (Vistogard) was not con…

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