Bleomycin in Hodgkin & #39;s lymphoma & #8211; A boon or a bane ? & #8211; A retrospective study of bleomycin pulmonary toxicity in Hodgkin & #39;s lymphoma

Conclusion: The incidence of bleomycin induced pulmonary toxicity and mortality was significantly higher in our study compared to that of other Western studies. This could be probably due to the increased susceptibility of the Indian patients to bleomycin induced lung damage. In a highly curable cancer such as HL, it is unacceptable to have such a high life-threating toxicity. Hence, an alternative chemotherapy regimen without bleomycin is to be explored which would prevent toxicity and hence the compromise on survival.
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research