[Myocardial infarction and vinorelbine. Report of a case]

C Dubos; J N Prévost; J Brun; P Rousselot

[Myocardial infarction and vinorelbine. Report of a case]

Rev Mal Respir. 1991;8(3):299-300.

[Article in French]

Authors

C Dubos¹, J N Prévost, J Brun, P Rousselot

Affiliation

¹ Service de Pneumologie, CHU de Caen.

PMID: 1857829

Abstract

The authors report a case of a patient dying as a result of a myocardial infarction which was probably related to the administration of vinorelbine, the vinca alkaloid recently introduced into the treatment of non small cell bronchial cancers.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / chemically induced*
Vinblastine / adverse effects
Vinblastine / analogs & derivatives*
Vinorelbine

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Vinblastine
Vinorelbine