Efficacy of single-dose rasburicase in the management of tumor lysis syndrome: a case series from a regional cancer center in western India

Background: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncological emergency. Rasburicase (recombinant urate oxidase) has been proven to be an effective therapy for prevention of TLS and its serious consequences in patients with hematological malignancies such as acute leukemias with high white blood cells co...

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Main Authors: Sandeep R Kukkar, Harsha P Panchal, Asha S Anand, Apurva A Patel, Sonia P Parikh, Sandip A Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.jahjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1658-5127;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=136;epage=140;aulast=Kukkar