Aplastic anemia with concurrent temozolomide treatment in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme. 2010

J Oh, and G J Kutas, and P Davey, and M Morrison, and J R Perry
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON. jiwon.oh@utoronto.ca

Temozolomide (TMZ) is an oral alkylating agent used during concurrent and adjuvant chemotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Temozolomide is generally well tolerated and improves survival; however, severe adverse events have occasionally been reported. Here, we report the case of a patient who developed aplastic anemia with related complications in the setting of concurrent TMZ treatment with radiotherapy. This case illustrates that aplastic anemia is a rare side effect of TMZ that can occur relatively early in the course of concurrent chemotherapy, and underscores the importance of clinician awareness of this potentially devastating side effect.

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