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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

Vanishing bile duct syndrome in the context of concurrent temozolomide for glioblastoma.

Matthew Mason, Oyedele Adeyi, Scott Fung, Barbara-Ann Millar

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Temozolomide-induced biliary ductopenia: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Matthew MasonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Oyedele AdeyiDepartment of Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Scott FungDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara-Ann MillarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temozolomide, an oral alkylating agent, is used in the treatment of glioblastoma. We describe a case of a 62-year-old woman developing jaundice with significant derangement of liver function tests on day 17 of focal radiotherapy with concomitant temozolomide. There was no structural abnormality on imaging and liver biopsy was performed. Pathology revealed absence of small terminal bile ducts affecting up to 60% of sampled portal tracts and senescence of many of the remaining small bile ducts, in keeping with a diagnosis of acute vanishing bile duct syndrome. This is a rare syndrome. It has been documented in association with Hodgkin's lymphoma and viral causes. Drugs implicated as precipitating this condition include antiseizure medications, some antibiotics, ibuprofen and antifungals. Temozolomide was stopped. The patient received supportive care, ursodeoxycholic acid 750 mg daily and cholestyramine 4 g twice daily. She was otherwise asymptomatic and her blood results returned to normal by day 129.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingBiopsy, NeedleBrain NeoplasmsChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCholestyramine ResinCommon Bile Duct DiseasesDacarbazineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlioblastomaHumansImmunohistochemistryJaundiceLiver Function TestsMiddle AgedSyndromeAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCholestyramine ResinDacarbazineTemozolomideUrsodeoxycholic Acid

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PMID25432915
PMCPMC4248108

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