Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Apalutamide: Case Series with Clinical and Pathological Correlations

Authors

  • Javier Gil-Lianes Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Victoria Amat-Samaranch Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Pharmacovigilance program, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Priscila Giavedoni Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Antoni Vilaseca Pharmacovigilance program, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Urology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Julián Córdoba Sánchez Department of Urology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Francesc Alamon-Reig Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Paola Castillo Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Adriana P. Garcia Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Mariona Pascal Pharmacovigilance program, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Immunology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Cristina Carrera Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain; Pharmacovigilance program, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras CIBERER, Instituto Salud Carlos III, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.40719

Keywords:

apalutamide, severe cutaneous reactions, scars, drug adverse reactions, prostate cancer

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2024-09-04

How to Cite

Gil-Lianes, J., Amat-Samaranch, V., Giavedoni, P., Vilaseca, A., Córdoba Sánchez, J. ., Alamon-Reig, F., … Carrera, C. (2024). Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Apalutamide: Case Series with Clinical and Pathological Correlations. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 104, adv40719. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v104.40719