Alejandro Lobato-Berezo Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Extravasation, Cytostatic agent, Chemotherapy, Trabectedin
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Spain
Alejandro Lobato-Berezo is currently working in the Department of Dermatology in Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa in Spain. he is having skills and expertise In Extravasation, Cytostatic agent, Cytostatic agent, and Trabectedin.
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Author(s): Alejandro Lobato-Berezo, Amparo Lucena-Campillo, Francisco Hidalgo and Antonio Aguilar-Martínez
Extravasation with Trabectedin (Yondelis: ET-743) Troubles with the Use of Cytostatic Agents
The use of chemotherapeutic agents can be the cause of local or systemic toxicity. Extravasation is a serious phenomenon which can lead to chronic and irreversible side- effects. In 2007, trabectedin (Yondelis®; ET- 743) obtained a commercial license of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma after failure of anthracyclines and ifosfamide or who are unsuited to receive these agents. Since 2009, trabectedin in combination with pegylated liposomal doxor... view moreĀ»