Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report

A 72-year-old man presented to his general practitioner with worsening dyspnea and was diagnosed with having recurrent ROS1-positive stage IIIB NSCLC 8 years after initial diagnosis and radical treatment for early stage disease. He was subsequently started on entrectinib but required hospital admiss...

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Main Authors: Mehraab N. Majeed, MBBCh, Subramanian Venkatesan, PhD, Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, PhD, Tanya Ahmad, MD, Martin Forster, PhD, Polyvios Demetriades, MRCP, Daniel Johnathan Hughes, MRCP, Sarah Benafif, PhD, Siow Ming Lee, FRCP
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author Mehraab N. Majeed, MBBCh
Subramanian Venkatesan, PhD
Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, PhD
Tanya Ahmad, MD
Martin Forster, PhD
Polyvios Demetriades, MRCP
Daniel Johnathan Hughes, MRCP
Sarah Benafif, PhD
Siow Ming Lee, FRCP
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Subramanian Venkatesan, PhD
Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, PhD
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Martin Forster, PhD
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Daniel Johnathan Hughes, MRCP
Sarah Benafif, PhD
Siow Ming Lee, FRCP
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description A 72-year-old man presented to his general practitioner with worsening dyspnea and was diagnosed with having recurrent ROS1-positive stage IIIB NSCLC 8 years after initial diagnosis and radical treatment for early stage disease. He was subsequently started on entrectinib but required hospital admissions for recurrent acute kidney injuries on a background of chronic kidney disease. His entrectinib was withheld on day 20 since his first dose of treatment while he was being investigated. Nevertheless, he continued to experience worsening dyspnea and bilateral pedal edema and later developed acute pulmonary edema 31 days after his first dose of entrectinib, despite the drug being withheld for the past 11 days. Results of biochemical tests and cardiac imaging confirmed acute myocarditis. Initially, he was treated with standard heart failure medications without clinical improvement or decline in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide levels. Nevertheless, he noticed significant improvement after starting a short course of prednisolone, which led to complete resolution of symptoms, improved N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction. His treatment was subsequently changed to crizotinib, which was well tolerated. This is the third reported case of entrectinib-induced myocarditis and the first reported case which has been successfully managed with steroid therapy. This case was also associated with concurrent acute heart failure after entrectinib treatment which responded promptly to prednisolone (40 mg). Entrectinib-induced cardiotoxicity is an important adverse event to be aware of, particularly as patients may be asymptomatic for an initial period before significant deterioration.
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spelling doaj-art-b022d0fdc0cb4dc2a6af6f341d77fb222024-12-09T04:28:09ZengElsevierJTO Clinical and Research Reports2666-36432024-12-01512100746Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case ReportMehraab N. Majeed, MBBCh0Subramanian Venkatesan, PhD1Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, PhD2Tanya Ahmad, MD3Martin Forster, PhD4Polyvios Demetriades, MRCP5Daniel Johnathan Hughes, MRCP6Sarah Benafif, PhD7Siow Ming Lee, FRCP8Department of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; University College London Cancer Institute, London, United KingdomBarts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; University College London Medical School, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomDepartment of Oncology, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Corresponding author. Address for correspondence: Siow Ming Lee, FRCP, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.A 72-year-old man presented to his general practitioner with worsening dyspnea and was diagnosed with having recurrent ROS1-positive stage IIIB NSCLC 8 years after initial diagnosis and radical treatment for early stage disease. He was subsequently started on entrectinib but required hospital admissions for recurrent acute kidney injuries on a background of chronic kidney disease. His entrectinib was withheld on day 20 since his first dose of treatment while he was being investigated. Nevertheless, he continued to experience worsening dyspnea and bilateral pedal edema and later developed acute pulmonary edema 31 days after his first dose of entrectinib, despite the drug being withheld for the past 11 days. Results of biochemical tests and cardiac imaging confirmed acute myocarditis. Initially, he was treated with standard heart failure medications without clinical improvement or decline in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide levels. Nevertheless, he noticed significant improvement after starting a short course of prednisolone, which led to complete resolution of symptoms, improved N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide levels, and recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction. His treatment was subsequently changed to crizotinib, which was well tolerated. This is the third reported case of entrectinib-induced myocarditis and the first reported case which has been successfully managed with steroid therapy. This case was also associated with concurrent acute heart failure after entrectinib treatment which responded promptly to prednisolone (40 mg). Entrectinib-induced cardiotoxicity is an important adverse event to be aware of, particularly as patients may be asymptomatic for an initial period before significant deterioration.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364324001164Tyrosine kinase inhibitorEntrectinibMyocarditisAcute heart failureROS-1Case report
spellingShingle Mehraab N. Majeed, MBBCh
Subramanian Venkatesan, PhD
Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, PhD
Tanya Ahmad, MD
Martin Forster, PhD
Polyvios Demetriades, MRCP
Daniel Johnathan Hughes, MRCP
Sarah Benafif, PhD
Siow Ming Lee, FRCP
Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report
JTO Clinical and Research Reports
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Entrectinib
Myocarditis
Acute heart failure
ROS-1
Case report
title Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report
title_full Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report
title_fullStr Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report
title_short Entrectinib-Induced Myocarditis and Acute Heart Failure Responding to Steroid Treatment: A Case Report
title_sort entrectinib induced myocarditis and acute heart failure responding to steroid treatment a case report
topic Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Entrectinib
Myocarditis
Acute heart failure
ROS-1
Case report
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364324001164
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