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萩原 將太郎
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Occupational exposure of platinum-based anti-cancer drugs: five-year monitoring of hair and environmental samples in a single hospital. |
| Journal | Formal name：Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) Abbreviation：J Occup Med Toxicol ISSN code：17456673/17456673 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 15,pp.29 |
| Author and coauthor | Hori Ai†, Shimura Mari, Iida Yutaka, Yamada Kazuhiko, Nohara Kyoko, Ichinose Takayuki, Yamashita Ai, Shirataki Junko, Hagiwara Shotaro |
| Authorship | Last author |
| Publication date | 2020 |
| Summary | Background:Occupational exposure to chemotherapeutic agents in hospitals is a critical issue. Here, we focused on occupational exposure to platinum-based anti-cancer drugs (PDs) by evaluating platinum concentrations in hair and environmental workplace samples to monitor the risk among workers.Methods:Hospital workers who dealt with or without PDs, patients treated with PDs, and non-medical office workers outside the hospital donated hair samples and completed a questionnaire regarding their history of handling PDs, including any incidents. Hair samples were collected and surface wipe sampling was performed in July 2010 and April 2015, before and after moving to a new building and introducing a revised safety program in August 2010. Samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry.Results:Platinum concentrations in hair from PDs-handling workers was significantly higher than in non-PDs-handling workers (P = 0.045), although 50 times lower than that from PDs-treated patients. Platinum concentrations in the hospital environment had decreased at the second survey 5 years later but had not changed significantly in the hair samples from hospital workers.Conclusion:Platinum concentrations in hair are likely dependent on the frequency of handling PDs. Reduced environmental contamination from PDs did not influence platinum levels in hospital workers' hair. Continuous monitoring by measuring platinum concentrations in the environment and in hair would provide information regarding these issues. |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12995-020-00280-1 |
| PMID | 33005211 |