Decreased risk of radiation pneumonitis with incidental concurrent use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and thoracic radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 238-243

  Kharofa, Jordan ^a   Cohen, Eric P ^a   Tomic, Rade ^a   Xiang, Qun ^a   Gore, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitors; Lung cancer; Pulmonary toxicity; Radiation pneumonitis; Radiation induced lung injury

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; DRUG DOSAGE; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYMES; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDROPHOBICITY; RADIATION; TOXICITY;

ACE INHIBITORS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INJURY; PULMONARY TOXICITY; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 84865699554     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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