Complete resolution of life-threatening bleomycin-induced pneumonitis after treatment with imatinib mesylate in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma: hope for severe chemotherapy-induced toxicity?

J Clin Oncol. 2011 Aug 20;29(24):e691-3. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.6733. Epub 2011 Jun 27.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Benzamides
  • Bleomycin / adverse effects*
  • Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Male
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use*
  • Pneumonia / chemically induced*
  • Pneumonia / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy*
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzamides
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Bleomycin
  • Imatinib Mesylate