Successful desensitization after hypersensitivity reaction to cisplatin in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Abstract

Abstract Hypersensitivity reaction to cisplatin can result in discontinuation of chemoradiotherapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. We describe a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who developed cisplatin hypersensitivity and was successfully treated with cisplatin desensitization. Furthermore, it had little impact on the therapeutic performance of cisplatin‐combined chemoradiotherapy.

Keywords

• carboplatin
• cisplatin
• desensitization
• hypersensitivity reaction
• nasopharyngeal carcinoma