: anaphylaxis 15 minutes into cycle 2, a delayed reaction 1 day after completing cycle 3, and an episode of rigors, fever, tachycardia, and hypotension at completion of cycle 3. 20 The patient in the present case report received her first cycle of brentuximab
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