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Acute pancreatitis associated with interferon alpha therapy for chronic myelogenous leukemia
N M Tannir1, M Talpaz, H Ghazal
1Department of Leukemia, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 USA.
Leukemia & Lymphoma
|May 9, 2001
Abstract:
Acute pancreatitis related to interferon alpha therapy is very rare. We report two patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) who developed acute pancreatitis following treatment with interferon alpha. A review of the literature on the association of pancreatitis and interferon alpha is provided. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms are also discussed.