Carmustine and Ipf - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ipf is reported as a side effect among people who take Carmustine (carmustine), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Bicnu, and have B-cell lymphoma recurrent.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ipf when taking Carmustine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,562 people who have side effects when taking Carmustine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Carmustine?

Carmustine has active ingredients of carmustine. eHealthMe is studying from 4,562 Carmustine users. Check the latest studies of Carmustine.

What is Ipf?

Ipf is found to be associated with 2,014 drugs and 2,253 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ipf.



On Jan, 10, 2026

4,562 people reported to have side effects when taking Carmustine.
Among them, 19 people (0.42%) have Ipf.

Could Carmustine cause Ipf?

Among these 19 people:

How long have people been on Carmustine when they have Ipf? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 100 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Ipf when taking Carmustine? *

  • female: 0.0 %
  • male: 100 %

What is the age of people who have Ipf when taking Carmustine? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 16.67 %
  • 40-49: 16.67 %
  • 50-59: 33.33 %
  • 60+: 33.33 %

What are other drugs people take besides Carmustine? *

  1. Bicnu: 8 people, 42.11%
  2. Zonegran: 2 people, 10.53%
  3. Lexapro: 2 people, 10.53%
  4. Cisplatin: 2 people, 10.53%
  5. Cyclophosphamide: 2 people, 10.53%
  6. Cytarabine: 2 people, 10.53%
  7. Decadron: 2 people, 10.53%
  8. Dexamethasone: 2 people, 10.53%
  9. Dilantin: 2 people, 10.53%
  10. Etoposide: 2 people, 10.53%

What are other side effects people have besides Ipf? *

  1. Infection: 11 people, 57.89%
  2. Interstitial Lung Disease: 11 people, 57.89%
  3. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11 people, 57.89%
  4. Respiratory Disorder (respiratory disease): 10 people, 52.63%
  5. Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell (lung cancer): 10 people, 52.63%
  6. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 10 people, 52.63%
  7. Hypogammaglobulinaemia (an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection): 10 people, 52.63%
  8. Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 10 people, 52.63%
  9. Depression: 10 people, 52.63%
  10. Herpes Zoster: 10 people, 52.63%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. B-Cell Lymphoma Recurrent (blood cancer affecting b cells-recurrent): 10 people, 52.63%
  2. B-Cell Lymphoma Refractory (blood cancer affecting b cells-relapsed): 6 people, 31.58%
  3. Burkitt Lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system): 3 people, 15.79%
  4. Glioblastoma Multiforme (most common and deadliest of malignant primary brain tumours in adults): 2 people, 10.53%
  5. Haematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilisation: 1 person, 5.26%
  6. Bone Marrow Conditioning Regimen: 1 person, 5.26%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Carmustine:

Ipf treatments and more:

  • Ipf (79,192 reports)

How severe was Ipf and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of carmustine:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Carmustine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Ipf:

  • Ipf (2,010 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Ipf:

  • Ipf (2,253 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on carmustine (the active ingredients of Carmustine) and Carmustine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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