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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
A newly approved oral fluoropyrimidine, TS-1, is a dihydropyrimide dehydrogenase (DPD)-inhibiting fluoropyrimidine (DIF) drug. We describe a case of interstitial pneumonia probably caused by TS-1. A peripheral blood lymphocytes stimulating test (DLST) with TS-1 demonstrated a substantial positive reaction. So far only three cases of TS-1-induced interstitial pneumonia have been reported but the relationship between interstitial pneumonia and TS-1 was demonstrated only in this case. Considering that interstitial pneumonia has also been reported with 5-FU, it is necessary in the future to clarify which component of this drug is directly related to interstitial pneumonia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0368-2811
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
284-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Interstitial pneumonia possibly due to a novel anticancer drug, TS-1: first case report.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports