Open AccessVariation of adverse drug reaction profile of platinum-based chemotherapy with body mass index in patients with solid tumors: An observational study
Author(s) -
Avijit Hazra,
Dattatreyo Chatterjee,
Somnath Singha Roy,
Partha Dasgupta,
Subir Ganguly,
AnupKumar Das
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.129325
Subject(s) - medicine , vomiting , nausea , adverse effect , anemia , body mass index , gastroenterology , chemotherapy , surgery
Toxicity of cancer chemotherapy may be affected by nutritional status of patients which is reflected in the body mass index (BMI). We sought to assess whether the adverse drug reaction (ADR) profile of platinum-based chemotherapy varies with BMI status.
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