Bilateral transient hearing loss associated with vincristine therapy: Case report

Aydogdu I., Ozturan O., Kuku I., KAYA E., Sevinc A., Yildiz R.

JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.12, sa.6, ss.530-532, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/joc.2000.12.6.530
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.530-532
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: multiple myeloma, vincristine, hearing loss, toxicity, MULTIPLE-MYELOMA
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Vincristine, adriamycin, and dexamethasone (VAD) chemotherapy protocol is first-choice treatment in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients in many centers. Sudden hearing loss associated with vincristine therapy is a rarely observed event in the VAD protocol. We describe a 69-year old male patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma 7 months ago who developed sudden bilateral hearing loss related to vincristine therapy. This uncommon adverse effect of vincristine is discussed and the literature reviewed.