Cancer treatments which stimulate the immune system can trigger an excessive and rapid release of cytokines into the blood stream. This can result in cytokine release syndrome (CRS). CRS is an acute systemic inflammatory response, characterised by fever and in severe events can lead to multiple organ dysfunction.
Severity of CRS ranges from mild to life-threatening, and when severe, is considered an oncological emergency.
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This Rapid Learning edition we hear from Nicola Mason, Paediatric Fellow at Westmead Children's Hospital, who shares a unique clinical case study of caring for a patient with cytokine release syndrome.
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