Sudden cardio-pulmonary toxicity following a single infusion of gemcitabine

Ann Oncol. 1999 Aug;10(8):997. doi: 10.1023/a:1008305716918.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Aged
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Deoxycytidine / adverse effects
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gemcitabine
  • Heart / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Male
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / chemically induced*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Gemcitabine