Fatal pemetrexed-induced lung injury in patients with advanced mesothelioma: a report of two cases

J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Oct;5(10):1714-5. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181f1378e.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Lung Injury / chemically induced*
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Glutamates / adverse effects*
  • Guanine / adverse effects
  • Guanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mesothelioma / drug therapy*
  • Mesothelioma / pathology
  • Pemetrexed
  • Pleural Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Glutamates
  • Pemetrexed
  • Guanine