| A rare but severe pulmonary side effect of cetuximab in two patients. | |
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PMID: 22843749 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody that treats malignant disease by inhibiting epidermal growth factor receptor. Many common adverse events have been reported and include skin rashes, infusion reactions, gastrointestinal complaints and headache. Up to now, cetuximab-associated pulmonary toxicity has been rarely reported in the literature. The present report describes two cases with probable interstitial pneumonitis 5-6 weeks after commencing treatment with chemotherapy combined with cetuximab. One patient recovered and the second patient died due to gastrointestinal bleeding 3 weeks after an initial response to steroids. |
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Yvonne Achermann; Thomas Frauenfelder; Stefan Obrist; Kathrin Zaugg; Natasha Corti; Huldrych F Günthard |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-07-25 |
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Title: BMJ case reports Volume: 2012 ISSN: 1757-790X ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-07-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101526291 Medline TA: BMJ Case Rep Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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