CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2019; 08(03): 149
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_400_18
Letter to the Editor

Severe hypoglycemia with trastuzumab: An unseen adverse event

B. P. Amrith
Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Parveen Jain
Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Krushna A. Chaudhari
Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Mansi Sharma
Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
,
Ullas Batra
Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
› Author Affiliations
Financial support and sponsorship Nil.


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21 December 2020

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