Chemotherapy‐induced anaphylaxis and fatal anaphylaxis in the United States: Incidence and risk factors

Abstract

To the Editor, Drug-induced anaphylaxis (DIA) is the most common cause of fatal anaphylaxis in the United States and other countries. 1 After antibiotics and contrast agents, chemotherapeutic medications are the third leading cause of fatal DIA in the United States. 1 However, the incidence of anaphylaxis to chemotherapeutic medications is unknown. 2 In this study, we sought to analyse the incidence and risk factors of anaphylaxis secondary to chemotherapy agents in the United States.