Nilotinib-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Nilotinib, a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is used for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); it has been widely used especially for imatinib-resistant CML. Despite being a novel drug in this therapeutic class, it has the potential to be harmful. We present the case of an elderl...

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Main Authors: Vihang Patel, Anil Pattisapu, Karim Attia, John Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/468510