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http://dx.doi.org/10.4110/in.2012.12.3.126

A Case of Drug-Induced Hepatitis due to Bortezomib in Multiple Myeloma  

Kim, Young-Woon (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Ka-Young (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Su-Hyun (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Chung, Yoon-Yung (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Yahng, Seung-Ah (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Sung-Eun (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Park, Gyeong-Sin (Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Min, Chang-Ki (Division of Hematology, Department Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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IMMUNE NETWORK / v.12, no.3, 2012 , pp. 126-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report on a case of severe hepatotoxicity in a 52-year-old male with multiple myeloma (MM) who had received bortezomib therapy. At patient presentation, liver enzymes were normal, but started to markedly increase 3 days after the patient's second dose of bortezomib was administered, when free kappa light chains were noticeably reduced in the serum. After discontinuation of bortezomib, liver enzymes recovered gradually to baseline. Then, the patient was started on a thalidomide-containing regimen, which he was able to tolerate well. The patient achieved complete remission prior to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). The patient underwent ASCT without occurrence of further liver toxicity.
Keywords
Bortezomib; Hepatotoxicity; Multiple myeloma;
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