Case report: continued treatment with alectinib is possible for patients with lung adenocarcinoma with drug-induced interstitial lung disease

Case report: continued treatment with alectinib is possible for patients with lung adenocarcinoma with drug-induced interstitial lung disease

Abstract Background Alectinib, a second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, is a key drug for ALK rearranged lung adenocarcinoma. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an important adverse effect of alectinib, which generally requires termination of treatment. However, we treated two...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Nitawaki, Yoshihiko Sakata, Kodai Kawamura, Kazuya Ichikado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
ALK
Alectinib
Interstitial lung disease
GGO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0519-y

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