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Tuesday, 25 October 2016

Toxicity of DCA + artesunate combination in a GBM patient

A new case report describes a toxic and eventually fatal reaction following DCA + injected artesunate in a GBM patient.  Hematological and liver toxicity began 6 days after DCA + artesunate combination treatment.

"An unknown amount of DCA was administered and ART (2.5 mg/kg bodyweight) was intravenously infused 148 days after surgery".

Note that artesunate was removed from the CUSP9 protocol due to toxicities.  Probably best to avoid the DCA + artesunate/artemisinins combination.  Has anyone been taking this combination now or previously?

journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2016.00204/pdf