A case of prolonged carboplatin therapy in a patient with carboplatin hypersensitivity.

Objectives: Platinum-containing chemotherapeutic drugs have high response rates yet are known to cause hypersensitivity reactions. Attempts have been made to rechallenge allergic patients with prolonged desensitization infusion regimens.

Case: A female with advanced peritoneal cancer went into remission after six cycles of paclitaxel/cisplatin.