Thrombocytopenia due to low-dose colchicine therapy: A possible drug interaction with nivolumab and implications for supportive care

Acta Oncol. 2015;54(8):1235-7. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2014.1002572. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

Author

Lawrence R Solomon¹

Affiliation

¹ a Section of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine , Yale University School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital , New Haven , CT , USA.

PMID: 25608826
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2014.1002572

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
Colchicine / adverse effects*
Drug Interactions
Gout / drug therapy*
Gout Suppressants / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Melanoma / drug therapy
Middle Aged
Nivolumab
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*

Substances

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Gout Suppressants
Nivolumab
Colchicine