Pemetrexed-Induced Interstitial Pneumonitis: A Case Study and Literature Review

Pemetrexed is a new-generation antifolate drug, now widely used in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We report a case of pemetrexed-induced interstitial pneumonitis, and review the literature of eight previously reported cases. As pemetrexed is now a widely used chemotherapeutic agen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Waters, Michael J., Sukumaran, Shawgi, Karapetis, Chris S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29147410
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/wjon845w
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Sumario:Pemetrexed is a new-generation antifolate drug, now widely used in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We report a case of pemetrexed-induced interstitial pneumonitis, and review the literature of eight previously reported cases. As pemetrexed is now a widely used chemotherapeutic agent, it is important to be aware of rare adverse events related to its administration.

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