鈥� The occurrence of pulmonary toxic reaction due to vinblastine sulfate alone or in combination with drugs other than mitomycin is not known. Acute respiratory distress is a rare phenomenon in patients receiving both chemotherapeutic agents. Two cases of fatal acute respiratory failure due to pulmonary edema occurred in patients receiving vinblastinemitomycin for non-small-cell carcinoma of the lung. In view of the unpredictability of the reaction, observation of patients receiving this combination therapy is recommended.
(Arch Intern Med 1985;145:1905-1907)