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Docetaxel-related interstitial pneumonitis

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Has anyone receiving taxotere developed interstitial lung disease (ild)?

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There are several reported cases of pneumonitis associated with docetaxel treatment. This is one of them:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/286...

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Thank you! Yes, I'm reading a lot of the data but was curious if anyone on this site had this experience. My husband sees his onco in LA this week so we will see if he has it

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Had two partially collapsed lungs to go with my fatigue, but nothing else with lungs. They showed up on MRI for other back problems.

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