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Dexamethasone premedication (premed) schedules inpatients with no hypersensitivity reaction (n = 80)
Dexamethasone premedication (premed) schedules inpatients with no hypersensitivity reaction (n = 80)

Hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) in 6 patients after weekly paclitaxel administration

Age (y)Paclitaxel cycle inPremedication with
which HSRdexamethasoneSigns andNote**
(cycle) developed(dose, mg)symptoms of HSR
331st10 mgFlushingAfter HSR in the 1st cycle, she received dexamethasone 10 mg premedication in all other cycles
542nd0 mgSweating, abdominal and back painIn the 1st cycle, she received 10 mg dexamethasone; it was withheld in the 2nd cycle
434th0 mgFlushing premedicationNo history of dexamethasone
498th0 mgBack painNo history of dexamethasone premedication in 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th cycles. However, she received dexamethasone 5 mg iv in the 3rd cycle
564 th and 5th0 mg and 0 mgFlushingIn the 1st cycle, received 10 mg dexamethasone; it was withheld in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th cycles
445 th and 6th10 mg and 20 mgFlushingReceived dexamethasone premedication 10-20 mg iv in all cycles

Baseline characteristics of patients and tumors

Baseline characteristicBreast cancer patients (n = 86)
Age (y) (mean ± SD)52.6 ± 9.8 (range 33-78)
 Body weight (kg) (mean ± SD)58.8 ± 10.4
 Body mass index (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)24.5 ± 4.2
Adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen (number; %)
 Paclitaxel61 (70%)
 Paclitaxel + Trastuzumab25 (30%)
Received paclitaxel cycle (number; %)
 12 cycles73 (85%)
 >6 cycles13 (15%)
Menopausal status
 Premenopausal21 (24%)
 Postmenopausal65 (76%)
Underlying disease
 No allergy/asthma83 (97%)
 Allergy/asthma3 (4%)
Pathology (number; %)
 Infiltrating ductal carcinoma81 (94%)
 Noninfiltrating ductal carcinoma4 (5%)
 Unknown1 (1%)
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma grading (number; %)
 Grade I3 (4%)
 Grade II48 (56%)
 Grade III29 (34%)
 Unknown6 (7%)
Staging (number; %)
 Stage I3 (4%)
 Stage II33 (38%)
 Stage III50 (58%)
Physician preferences (number; %)
 Medical oncology clinic72 (84%)
 Radiation oncology clinic13 (15%)
 Surgical oncology clinic1 (1%)

Patient characteristics based on incidence of hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) vs no HSR

Patient characteristicTotal (n = 86)No HSR (n = 80)HSR (n = 6)P
Age (y; mean)52.625346.500.12
Body weight (kg; mean)58.775955.970.49
Body mass index (kg/m2; mean)24.462523.460.54
Body mass index
<25 (kg/m2; mean)5349 (61%)4 (67%)
25-30 (kg/m2; mean)2321 (26%)2 (33%)0.87
>30 (kg/m2; mean)1010(13%)0 (0%)>0.999
Menopausal status0.15
Premenopausal2118 (22.5%)3 (50%)
Postmenopausal6562 (77.5%)3 (50%)
Underlying disease
No allergy/asthma8377 (96%)6 (100%)
Allergy/asthma33 (4%)0 (0%)>0.999
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