2008
Paclitaxel-induced sickle cell crisis
Wilson NM, Espirito JL, Valero V, Pusztai L. Paclitaxel-induced sickle cell crisis. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2008, 65: 1333-1336. PMID: 18593679, DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHemoglobin sickle cell diseaseSickle cell crisisMetastatic diseasePainful crisesCell crisisBreast cancerAxillary lymph node dissectionPostmenopausal African-American womenLiver function test valuesLow-dose oxycodoneLymph node dissectionAxillary lymph nodesShortness of breathHistory of cancerSickle cell traitAfrican American womenRib painWeekly paclitaxelChemotherapy regimenNode dissectionSegmental mastectomyBone scanLeft breastLymph nodes
2004
Changes in plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines in response to paclitaxel chemotherapy
Pusztai L, Mendoza TR, Reuben JM, Martinez MM, Willey JS, Lara J, Syed A, Fritsche HA, Bruera E, Booser D, Valero V, Arun B, Ibrahim N, Rivera E, Royce M, Cleeland CS, Hortobagyi GN. Changes in plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines in response to paclitaxel chemotherapy. Cytokine 2004, 25: 94-102. PMID: 14698135, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2003.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAnxietyBloodBreast NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideCytokinesData Interpretation, StatisticalDoxorubicinFatigueFemaleFluorouracilHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Middle AgedNauseaPaclitaxelPainPatient SelectionQuality of LifeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsFlu-like symptomsIL-10 levelsIL-6IL-8IL-10Paclitaxel groupHealthy volunteersPaclitaxel chemotherapyJoint painIL-12Inflammatory cytokinesPlasma levelsTNF-alphaDay 3Single-agent paclitaxelBaseline cytokine levelsIL-8 levelsTransient side effectsHigh-dose treatmentWeekly paclitaxelCytokine levelsFAC chemotherapyMusculoskeletal symptomsCancer patientsIL-1beta