Extravasation GuideTissue injury risk of antineoplastic extravasation

Cisplatin (≥0.5 mg/ml)

Cisplatina (≥0,5 mg/mL)Cisplatino (≥0,5 mg/ml)

Risk class

  • Vesicant

If it extravasates

Antidote

Compress

  • Cold
References

Risk class: VesicantONS/ASCO 2025 (Table 1, p. 385)

Antidote: sodium thiosulfateONS/ASCO 2025 (Table 4, p. 391)

Compress: coldONS/ASCO 2025 (text, p. 390)

Not classified in: ESMO-EONS 2012, JSCN/JSMO/JASPO 2024

Details by guideline

Risk class in extravasation

  • Alkylating agent (DNA-binding)
    Table 1, p. 385

Not classified in: ESMO-EONS 2012, JSCN/JSMO/JASPO 2024

Specific antidote

  • ONS/ASCO 2025Sodium thiosulfate
    "greater than 20 ml" extravasatedcisplatin in high concentration (greater than 0.5 mg/ml)
    Table 4, p. 391

Compress

  • ONS/ASCO 2025Cold compress
    Strength/level: Conditional; very lowAlkylating agents per ONS/ASCO Table 1; oxaliplatin excluded because the same guideline indicates a warm compressalkylating agents, anthracyclines, and antimetabolites
    text, p. 390
Brand names (ANVISA, Brazil) · DCB (Brazil)

DCB (Brazil)cisplatina (nº 2156)

Brand names (ANVISA, Brazil)C-PLATIN, CITOPLAX, FAULDCISPLA, MYLLCIS

General recommendations of the guidelines

  • ONS/ASCO 2025Recommendation 1 · Strong; very low

    Use antidotes, when one exists, for vesicants and irritants with vesicant properties, rather than no antidote.

    Table 3, p. 388
  • ONS/ASCO 2025Recommendation 3 · Conditional; very low

    Thermal compress (cold or warm depending on the agent) rather than no compress.

    Table 3, p. 388
  • ONS/ASCO 2025Recommendation 4 · Conditional; very low

    Compress for more than 24 hours rather than 24 hours or less.

    Table 3, p. 388
  • ONS/ASCO 2025Recommendation 5 · Conditional; very low

    Central line extravasation: surgical referral or escalation of care in addition to conservative management.

    Table 3, p. 388
  • JSCN/JSMO/JASPO 2024CQ10a · Recommend (weak)

    Cold compression (weak recommendation).

    Table 1, CQ10a
  • JSCN/JSMO/JASPO 2024CQ10b · Not recommend (weak); D

    Non-use of warm compresses (weak recommendation).

    Table 1, CQ10b

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