Vinorelbine-related acute cardiopulmonary toxicity.

Cancer Chemother Pharmacol

Department of Oncology, The Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Published: February 1999

Three cases of possible acute cardiopulmonary toxicity following the administration of vinorelbine are reported. The symptoms mimicked acute cardiac ischemia. However, neither ECG changes nor elevations of serum enzymes were observed. The outcome is favorable in 90% of patients developing this adverse event. The putative mechanism remains to be elucidated.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002800050882DOI Listing

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