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Table 1 Overview of all reported cases of FOLFOX therapy related pulmonary toxicity

From: Prognosis and treatment of FOLFOX therapy related interstitial pneumonia: a plea for multimodal immune modulating therapy in the respiratory insufficient patient

Reference

Patient gender/age (years)

Oncologic diagnosis

Number of FOLFOX cycles

Total dose OX (mg/m2)

Presumed lung disease (Radiology/Laboratory)

Pathology

ILD treatment other than discontinuation of FOLFOX

Artificial Ventilation

Outcome

2001 Trisolini Italy

M/60

Colorectal cancer

7

910

ILD

BAL: DAD cells

TBB: fibroblastic plugs in alveolar spaces, DAD cells

Corticosteroids

No

Complete resolution

2002 Gagnadoux France

F/60

Colorectal cancer

8

680

EP

TBB: no abnormalities

None

No

Complete resolution

2006 Ruiz-Casado Spain

M/67

Hepatocellular cancer

NA

1100

PF

NA

None

No

Improvement

2005 Hernandez Yagüe Spain

F/68

Colorectal cancer

6

510

PF

LB: IP + DAD

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2006 Jung Korea

M/64

Gastric cancer

2

200

PF

TBB: organizing pneumonia

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2006 Jung Korea

M/75

Gastric cancer

1

100

ILD

TBB: DAD with hyaline membranes

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2006 Pasetto Italy

M/74

Colorectal cancer

6

510

ARDS

TBB: no infection

Corticosteroids

NA

Death

2007 Garrido Chile

F/30

Colorectal cancer

6

510

ILD

LB: COP

Corticosteroids

No

Complete resolution

2008 Wilcox USA

M/71

Colorectal cancer

6

600

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2008 Wilcox USA

F/77

Colorectal cancer

12

1200

IP

NA

None

No

Improvement

2008 Wilcox USA

M/69

Colorectal cancer

6

NA

ILD

TBB: COP

Acetylcysteine Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2007 Mundt Germany

M/66

Colorectal cancer

12

1020

Infectious pneumonia

Necropsy: DAD, PF

Corticosteroids

NA

Death

2009 Muneoka Japan

M/82

Colorectal cancer

10

850

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Complete resolution

2008 Arevalo Lobera Spain

F/73

Colorectal cancer

4

340

PF

Necropsy: DAD

Corticosteroids

No

Death

2008 Arevalo Lobera Spain

M/71

Colorectal cancer

4

340

ILD

Necropsy: interstitial inflammatory infiltrate, PF, bilateral bronchopneumonia

Corticosteroids Cyclophosphamide Immune globulins

Yes

Death

2009 Pena Alvarez Spain

M/62

Colorectal cancer

7

700

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

No (family refused ICU admission)

Death

2009 Pena Alvarez Spain

M/77

Colorectal cancer

7

700

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Symptomatic resolution

2012 Hannan Australia

M/74

Colorectal cancer

6

600

ILD

Necropsy: DAD

Corticosteroids

No (patient refused intubation)

Death

2010 Han Lim Korea

M/64

Gastric cancer

8

680

ILD/PF

NA

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2013 Shogbon USA

F/78

Colorectal cancer

2

170

COP

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2010 Shimura Japan

M/56

Colorectal cancer

6

510

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

NA

Improvement

2010 Shimura Japan

M/71

Colorectal cancer

13

1105

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

NA

Death

2010 Shimura Japan

M/73

Colorectal cancer

3

255

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

NA

Improvement

2010 Shimura Japan

M/76

Colorectal cancer

5

425

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

NA

Improvement

2010 Shimura Japan

M/73

Colorectal cancer

10

850

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

NA

Death

2011 Joo Lee Korea

M/57

Colorectal cancer

8

680

ILD

LB: organizing pneumonia

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2009 Ohori Japan

M/69

Colorectal cancer

11

782

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

Yes

Complete resolution

2009 Ohori Japan

M/72

Colorectal cancer

11

935

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Complete resolution

2012 Prochilo Italy

M/61

Gastric cancer

3

255

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2011 Watkins USA

M/69

Colorectal cancer

11

795

EP

Necropsy: DAD

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2011 Ishizone Japan

M/74

Colorectal cancer

22

1716

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2014 Cheong Soon UK

F/54

Colorectal cancer

12

1200

ILD

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2011 Ryu en Jung Korea

M/55

Colorectal cancer

13

1105

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2011 Ryu Jung Korea

M/73

Colorectal cancer

8

680

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2011 Homma Japan

M/79

Colorectal cancer

12

1020

COP

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2008 Piccolo Australia

M/70

Colorectal cancer

11

1100

IP

NA

Corticosteroids Cyclophosphamide

No

Improvement

2008 Piccolo Australia

M/62

Colorectal cancer

12

1200

IP

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2010 Park Korea

M/76

Colorectal cancer

10

1000

ILD

NA

None

No

Stable disease

2014 Basyigit Turkey

M/60

Colorectal cancer

6

510

IP

NA

None

No

Improvement

2009 Dahlqvist Belgium

F/74

Colorectal cancer

12

1020

ILD

BAL: alveolitis

TBB: BOOP

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2014 Hoon Choi Korea

F/76

Colorectal cancer

8

800

Sarcoidosis

NA

Corticosteroids

No

Improvement

2012 Pontes Brazil

M/75

Gastric cancer

9

765

ILD

BAL: no malignant cells

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2012 Pontes Brazil

M/64

Colorectal cancer

12

1020

ILD

LB: DAD, inflammatory infiltrate, diffuse thickening of interalveolar septa

Corticosteroids

Yes

Death

2013 Wildner Germany

M/62

Colorectal cancer

1

85

Infectious pneumonia

LB: granulomatous inflammation

Corticosteroids

Yes

Complete resolution

2015 De Weerdt Belgium

F/49

Colorectal cancer

6

580

ILD

LB: IP

Acetylcysteine Corticosteroids Immune globulins Cyclophosphamide

Yes

Complete resolution

  1. ARDS Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, BOOP Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia, COP Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonitis, DAD Diffuse Alveolar Damage, EP Eosinophilic Pneumonia, ILD Interstitial Lung Disease, IP Interstitial Pneumonia, LB Lung Biopsy, OX Oxaliplatin, PF Pulmonary Fibrosis, TBB Transbronchial Biopsy, NA Not Available