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Study characterizes cisplatin-induced hearing loss in pediatric cancer patients – News-Medical.Net

Cisplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapy agents, used in just under half of pediatric cancer cases.

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Cisplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapy agents, used in just under half of pediatric cancer cases. Permanent hearing loss is a common side effect of this medication, but until now, studies have been too small and too varied to accurately characterize this risk.
Today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles published results of the largest study of cisplatin-induced hearing loss to date. The study establishes the first benchmarks for the…

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