Osimertinib in a patient with end-stage kidney disease not on hemodialysis.
Marta PirovanoAndrea LucianiGiulia Vanessa Re SartòAnnalisa BramatiLaura CosmaiPublished in: Journal of nephrology (2024)
Osimertinib is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) effective in non- small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations. Since the drug is primally eliminated by the fecal route no dose adjustment is needed in patient with chronic-kidney disease (CKD); despite this there is limited data about its safety in cancer patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Herein, we reported a case report of a 77-year-old woman, diagnosed in 2018 with lung adenocarcinoma EGFR mutated with lymph nodal and cerebral metastasis, who started Osimertinib 80 mg/day. She under- went 41 cycles of therapy with no Osimertinib interruptions, no severe toxicities and obtaining complete radiological response. We conclude that Osimertinib has an acceptable safety profile also in cancer patients with ESRD not undergoing hemodialysis (HD).
Keyphrases
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- tyrosine kinase
- peritoneal dialysis
- small cell lung cancer
- papillary thyroid
- squamous cell
- case report
- stem cells
- electronic health record
- lymph node metastasis
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- squamous cell carcinoma
- lymph node
- machine learning
- drug induced
- brain injury
- radiation therapy
- smoking cessation
- cell therapy
- bone marrow
- brain metastases
- blood brain barrier