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EJMO. 2022; 6(2): 182-185 | DOI: 10.14744/ejmo.2022.26330Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection and Brivudine Therapy: Unexpected Response in Sarcoma Patient
Osman Kostek1,
Murat Sari1,
Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu11Department of Medical Oncology, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, Soft tissue sarcoma is a heterogeneous disease and treatment options are limited in advanced stage settings. Brivudine
is a thymidine-nucleoside analog and inhibits DNA polymerase in VZV infection. We demonstrated a case of a patient
who was diagnosed with both VZV infection and advanced stage sarcoma, and unexpected anti-tumoral response after
brivudine therapy.
Keywords: VZV-infection, brivudine, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, anti-tumoral response
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Kostek O, Sari M, Bayoglu I. Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection and Brivudine Therapy: Unexpected Response in Sarcoma Patient. EJMO. 2022; 6(2): 182-185
Corresponding Author: Osman Kostek
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