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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Future Oncol. 2012 Feb;8(2):145–150. doi: 10.2217/fon.11.147

Table 1.

Methemoglobinemia induced by 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone.

Number of patients 3-AP dose (mg/m2) Infusion length (h) Reaction Mean pulse O2 saturation (%) Mean peak methemoglobin (%) Ref.

1 105 2 Dyspnea, hypertension 75 12 [20]

2 105 4 Dyspnea, pallor 88 11

6 25 2 None 96 1 [15]

4 50 2 None 94 6

3-AP: 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone.