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Imatinib dramatically alleviates pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy induced by gastric cancer

Pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a rare complication of cancer, which can be lethal due to progressive pulmonary hypertension (PH). Several case reports have demonstrated that imatinib, a platelet-derived growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitor, can improve severe PH in...

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Autores principales: Kubota, Kana, Shinozaki, Taro, Imai, Yasushi, Kario, Kazuomi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5589033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28882938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221032