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Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: A Model for the Study of Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Bleomycin: Chemical, Biochemical, and Biological Aspects

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The use of bleomycin in the chemotherapy of tumors of lung and skin is limited by the development of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis(1). Older individuals, particularly those with pulmonary disease, are predisposed to this potentially fatal and irreversible toxic effect of the drug.

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  1. Ilene H. Raisfeld
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 02139, USA

    Sidney M. Hect

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Raisfeld, I.H. (1979). Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: A Model for the Study of Pulmonary Fibrosis. In: Hect, S.M. (eds) Bleomycin: Chemical, Biochemical, and Biological Aspects. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6191-9_24

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