Is rasburicase needed for prevention of tumor lysis syndrome during treatment of less aggressive hematolymphoid malignancies?

J Clin Oncol. 2004 Aug 15;22(16):3430-1; author reply 3431-2. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.99.704.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Costs
  • Humans
  • Hyperuricemia / drug therapy
  • Hyperuricemia / etiology*
  • Hyperuricemia / prevention & control*
  • Leukemia / complications*
  • Leukemia / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy*
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Tumor Lysis Syndrome / etiology
  • Tumor Lysis Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Urate Oxidase / administration & dosage
  • Urate Oxidase / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • rasburicase
  • Urate Oxidase