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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Saf. 2015 Feb;38(2):183–187. doi: 10.1007/s40264-014-0255-7

Table 2.

Cases of anaphylaxis (n = 6) associated with administration of repeated courses of rasburicase (n = 97)

Diagnosis Total number of courses Total rasburicase exposure [mg] Comorbid conditions prior to rasburicase administration Time between first course and anaphylaxis [days] Time between rasburicase administration and anaphylaxis [minutes] Intensive care unit admission Intubation and cardiac arrest Death
Multiple myeloma 2 6 End-stage renal disease, pancytopenia, fever, hypertension, mucositis, kyphoscoliosis 22 112 Yes Yes No
Chronic myeloproliferative disorder 2 6 Asthma, chronic kidney disease, deep vein thrombosis, chronic pain, insomnia 21 337 Yes Yes Yes
Multiple myeloma 2 9 Pneumonia, acute kidney injury, urinary tract infection 695 40 No No No
Multiple myeloma 3 12 Acute kidney injury, hypotension, pneumonia, urinary tract infection 319 10 No No No
Multiple myeloma 2 6 Decompensated congestive heart failure, peripheral neuropathy, chronic kidney disease 150 <10 No No No
Multiple myeloma 4 18 Hypertension, pancytopenia, acute kidney injury, type 2 diabetes mellitus, anxiety, depression 335 59 Yes No No