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Management of Methotrexate Toxicity

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Clinical Pharmacy

Abstract

High doses of methotrexate are an important chemotherapy agent in the treatment of many childhood cancers. Treatment with HDMTX can cause unwanted side effects and induce many types of toxicity (e.g. Renal toxicity, liver toxicity, neurotoxicity, Hematologic toxicity, Pulmonary toxicity, gastrointestinal toxicity and Cutaneomucous toxicity) so adding leucovorin rescue provides the advantage of safe administration. However, HDMTX therapy should only be initiated when plasma methotrexate monitoring is available to determine adequacy of drug removal and risk of serious toxicity. Monitoring is an effective tool in managing the toxicity profile and guiding the dose of leucovorin. Sufficient hydration, urine alklinization, monitoring of liver and kidney functions and avoiding drugs interaction promote safe administration.

DOI

10.21608/jabps.2020.44872.1106

Keywords

Methotrexate, side effects, toxicity, prevention, Leucovorin

Authors

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Heba

Last Name

Awad

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Minia Oncology center, Minia, Egypt

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dr_hebasaad81@yahoo.com

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First Name

Khaled

Last Name

riad

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F

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pediatric department, faculty of medicine, Assuit university

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khalefrid@gmail.com

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assuit

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First Name

Usama

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Farghaly

Affiliation

pharmaceutical department, faculty of pharmacy, Minia university

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us_farghaly@mu.eud.eg

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Minia

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Volume

4

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1

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20100

Issue Date

2021-01-01

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2020-10-02

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2021-01-01

Page Start

32

Page End

36

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2535-1869

Online ISSN

2535-2040

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522

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Journal of advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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https://jabps.journals.ekb.eg/

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Management of Methotrexate Toxicity

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Created At

22 Jan 2023