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How would you approach the management of newly diagnosed metastatic colon cancer in a patient who experienced infusional 5FU-related cardiotoxicity with initial chemotherapy?

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Medical Oncology · Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

I have a patient who developed documented coronary spasm with EKG changes and troponin elevation on 5 FU infusion, given as part of FOLFOX cycle 1, 3 weeks ago. She is now on the FLOX regimen with Isosorbide mononitrate and amlodipine prescribed by cardiology with specific dosing and timing recommen...

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