title: Resolution of late-onset asthma following high-dose chemotherapy.
abstract: We describe a patient with moderately severe (British Thorax Society Step IV/V) asthma requiring regular inhaled and oral corticosteroids to control symptoms who experienced resolution of her asthma following high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation for breast cancer. As far as the authors are aware this is the first reported case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK. c.palmieri@ic.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gillmore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menzies-Gow
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fishpool
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Coombes
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects; D000963:Antimetabolites / Q000009:adverse effects; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000009:adverse effects; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000963:Antimetabolites; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D015251:Epirubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D005472:Fluorouracil