The Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
Anaphylaxis-Anaphylactoid reaction (can be fatal)
Novel such biologic antineoplastic drugs as cetuximab (see under specific heading) may alos cause life-threatening
Publications
Severe anaphylactic reactions in patients receiving oxaliplatin therapy: a rare but potentially fatal complication.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2007;15(1):89-93
Kornek GV, Raderer M, Schüll B, Fiebiger W, Gedlicka C, Lenauer A, Depisch D, Schneeweiss B, Lang F, Scheithauer W
Effective combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and cisplatin with or without human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and/or erythropoietin in patients with advanced gastric cancer.
British journal of cancer. 2002;86(12):1858-63