CD4+ lymphocytopenia and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a metastatic breast cancer patient treated with palbociclib and corticosteroids
Background: Palbociclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor used to treat metastatic breast cancer, is known to cause myelotoxicity and primarily neutropenia, but its potential to induce severe lymphopenia and opportunistic infections is less understood. Case description: A 61-year...
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| Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2025-07-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/5519 |
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