Radiation recall with oxaliplatin: Report of a case and a review of the literture

Oxaliplatin is a new platinum derivative that has significant activity in p atients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Some of these patients may ha ve been previously treated with radiotherapy. The interaction of radiothera py with oxaliplatin needs to be further studied. We report a patient with a dvanced colonic carcinoma who was treated with concomitant chemoirradiation with oxaliplatin and developed a peculiar dermatitis in the irradiated fie ld after being exposed to subsequent chemotherapy with oxaliplatin.