Fatal Pancytopenia Associated with Radium-223 Dichloride in a Patient with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Multiple Bone Metastases
Radium-223 dichloride (Ra-223) is an alpha-emitting radioisotope that targets osteoblastic metastasis of prostate cancer. For Ra-223, a favorable safety profile has been described. However, here we report a case of a fatal hematologic toxicity following the administration of Ra-223 observed at our...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Clinical Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/141 |