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Biotherapy Skin Reaction

Susie Newton

Cathy Jackowski

Joyce A. Marrs

Jeanne Held-Warmkessel

biotherapy, hand-foot skin reaction
CJON 2002, 6(3), 181-182. DOI: 10.1188/02.CJON.181-182

M.B. is a 71-year-old male who presented in January 2001 with renal cell carcinoma metastatic to paraesophageal, peri-aortic, hilar, and mediastinal lymph nodes. He was started on interleukin-2 (IL-2, aldesleukin) 18 million units, interferon alpha 10 million units, and 5-fluorouracil 1 g, all administered by IV continuous infusion for 96 hours every three weeks.

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