First Case Report Associating Gemcitabine with Hypersensitivity Reaction in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer

  • Muhammad Wasif Saif Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, USA
  • Paula Chakerian Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, USA
  • Kristin Kaley Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, USA
  • Lynne Lamb Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, CT, USA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/3828
Keywords: Anaphylaxis, Exanthema, gemcitabine, Hypersensitivity, Pancreatic Neoplasms

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Image: Ball-and-stick model of the protonated gemcitabine cation and the nearest chloride anion (Author: Benn Mils; Wikimedia Commons).

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Ball-and-stick model of the protonated gemcitabine cation and the nearest chloride anion
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2010-05-05
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SaifM., ChakerianP., KaleyK., & LambL. (2010). First Case Report Associating Gemcitabine with Hypersensitivity Reaction in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 11(3), 273-274. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/3828
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Vol 11 No 3 (2010): May - p. 199-298
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