Azathioprine as a steroid-sparing agent in radiation pneumonitis

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1397-1400

  McCarty, Matthew J ^a   Lillis, Patricia ^b   Vukelja, Svetislava J ^b  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

azathioprine; corticosteroids; pneumonitis; radiation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MYOPATHY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0029866166     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.5.1397     Document Type: Article

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