Nilotinib post-liver transplantation for acute hepatic failure related to imatinib.
This is the case report of a 47-year-old woman referred to our institution due to acute liver failure related to imatinib, who was submitted to a successful liver transplantation. Nilotinib was safely used post-transplant.
Perini
Guilherme F
GF
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Santos
Fabio P S
FP
Funke
Vaneuza
V
Ruiz
Jefferson
J
Neto
Ben-Hur Ferraz
BH
Hamerschlak
Nelson
N
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001549:Benzamides; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; C498826:nilotinib