Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia following everolimus treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Everolimus is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin with anti-tumour activity. While everolimus is known to cause drug-induced pneumonitis, it is rarely associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). We report a patient on everolimus therapy for metastatic breast cancer that develop...

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Main Authors: Kelvin Teck-Hong Kuik, Jason Trubiano, Leon J. Worth, Nur-shirin Harun, Daniel Steinfort, Douglas Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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PJP
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000414

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