Open AccessCalcium and Magnesium Prophylaxis for Oxaliplatin‐Related Neurotoxicity: Is It a Trade‐off Between Drug Efficacy and Toxicity?
Author(s) -
Cavaletti Guido
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0343
Subject(s) - oxaliplatin , medicine , neurotoxicity , calcium , magnesium , toxicity , drug , pharmacology , cancer , colorectal cancer , materials science , metallurgy
The study by Khattak on the safety and efficacy of calcium‐magnesium infusion for oxaliplatin‐related neurotoxicity, published in this issue of The Oncologist , is reviewed.