Annals of Oncology 14:169-170, 2003
© 2003 European Society for Medical Oncology
Letters to the Editor |
High-dose methotrexate clearance following prior vancomycin administration: no significant interaction in the absence of overt renal impairment
Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomews Hospital, London, UK
*E-mail: brenda.bunbury@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
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We read with interest the clinical cases described by R. Blum et al. [1]. We are currently conducting a study into high-risk and relapsed germ-cell tumours. This protocol requires the use of high-dose methotrexate (MTX), and as we use vancomycin as part of our empirical antibiotic therapy, we have reviewed our cases for evidence of the interaction described.