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The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Pulmonary fibrosis

Publications

Shafqat H, Olszewski AJ

Chlorambucil-induced acute interstitial pneumonitis.

Case reports in hematology. 2014;2014:575417

Mohr M, Kingreen D, Rühl H, Huhn D

Interstitial lung disease--an underdiagnosed side effect of chlorambucil?

Annals of hematology. 1993;67(6):305-7

Lane SD, Besa EC, Justh G, Joseph RR

Fatal interstitial pneumonitis following high-dose intermittent chlorambucil therapy for chronic lymphocyte leukemia.

Cancer. 1981;47(1):32-6

Hagmann SG

[Alveolitis and lung fibrosis following therapy with chlorambucil].

Praxis und Klinik der Pneumologie. 1984;38(3):108-11

Rubio FA Jr

Possible pulmonary effects of alkylating agents.

The New England journal of medicine. 1972;287(22):1150-1

Carr ME Jr

Chlorambucil induced pulmonary fibrosis: report of a case and review.

Virginia medical. 1986;113(11):677-80

Giles FJ, Smith MP, Goldstone AH

Chlorambucil lung toxicity.

Acta haematologica. 1990;83(3):156-8

Cole SR, Myers TJ, Klatsky AU

Pulmonary disease with chlorambucil therapy.

Cancer. 1978;41(2):455-9

Godard P, Marty JP, Michel FB

Interstitial pneumonia and chlorambucil.

Chest. 1979;76(4):471-3

Refvem O

Fatal intraalveolar and interstitial lung fibrosis in chlorambucil-treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York. 1977;44(6):847-51