Absence of histological myopathy in chronic myeloid leukemia patients complaining of muscle spasms and myalgia during treatment with nilotinib

Leuk Res. 2012 Sep;36(9):e206-8. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.06.006. Epub 2012 Jun 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Fatigue / chemically induced
  • Fatigue / complications
  • Fatigue / diagnosis
  • Fatigue / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / pathology
  • Male
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis
  • Muscular Diseases / etiology
  • Muscular Diseases / pathology*
  • Pain / chemically induced
  • Pain / complications
  • Pain / diagnosis
  • Pain / pathology
  • Pyrimidines / adverse effects
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use*
  • Spasm / chemically induced*
  • Spasm / complications
  • Spasm / diagnosis
  • Spasm / pathology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • nilotinib