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Willemsen AECAB, Tol J, van Erp NP, Jonker MA, de Boer M, Meek B, de Jong PC, van Moorsel C, Gerritsen WR, Grutters JC, van Herpen CML. Prospective Study of Drug-induced Interstitial Lung Disease in Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Everolimus Plus Exemestane. Target Oncol 2019; 14:441-451. [PMID: 31325105 PMCID: PMC6684805 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-019-00656-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Everolimus-related interstitial lung disease (ILD) (also: pneumonitis) poses a difficulty for physicians, as it is hard to discriminate ILD from other causes of respiratory symptoms and to decide on safe treatment continuation. OBJECTIVE We investigated the capability of pulmonary function tests (PFT), plasma biomarkers, everolimus pharmacokinetics, and FDG-PET to discriminate between everolimus-related ILD and other causes of respiratory problems and to predict the severity of ILD. PATIENTS AND METHODS Women starting treatment with everolimus plus exemestane for advanced breast cancer were included. At baseline and during the first 3 months, respiratory symptoms, PFT with diffusion capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide corrected for hemoglobin (DLCOc) and forced vital capacity, serum plasma biomarkers (including SP-D and YKL-40), everolimus trough concentration, and 18F-FDG-PET were prospectively recorded. RESULTS Twenty-seven (out of 29 included) patients were evaluable for analysis. Fifteen patients (56%) developed everolimus-related respiratory signs or symptoms and four patients (15%) needed everolimus discontinuation and received corticosteroids. Change in DLCOc differentiated ILD from alternative diagnoses with 0.91 sensitivity and 0.78 specificity. Decrease in DLCOc (non-significant) was greatest in patients who needed everolimus discontinuation. Serum SP-D and YKL-40 could differentiate ILD from alternative diagnoses with 0.83 and 0.83 sensitivity, and 0.85 and 0.62 specificity, respectively. 18F-FDG-PET abnormalities did not precede clinical symptoms. No relationship between ILD and everolimus trough concentration was found. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that everolimus-related ILD occurs frequently. Prospective monitoring of DLCOc in combination with measurement of serum SP-D and YKL-40 appear useful to discriminate ILD from other causes of respiratory symptoms. Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01978171.
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- Annelieke E C A B Willemsen
- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud university medical center, route 452, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, P.O. Box 90153, 5200 ME, 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud university medical center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology Department of Internal Medicine, GROW-School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonology, St. Antonius Hospital, Centre of Interstitial Lung Diseases, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonology, St. Antonius Hospital, Centre of Interstitial Lung Diseases, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud university medical center, route 452, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonology, St. Antonius Hospital, Centre of Interstitial Lung Diseases, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud university medical center, route 452, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Jadvar H. The Use of Imaging in the Prediction and Assessment of Cancer Treatment Toxicity. Diagnostics (Basel) 2017; 7:diagnostics7030043. [PMID: 28726731 PMCID: PMC5617943 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics7030043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Multimodal imaging is commonly used in the management of patients with cancer. Imaging plays pivotal roles in the diagnosis, initial staging, treatment response assessment, restaging after treatment and the prognosis of many cancers. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine modern precision cancer care without the use of multimodal molecular imaging, which is advancing at a rapid pace with innovative developments in imaging sciences and an improved understanding of the complex biology of cancer. Cancer therapy often leads to undesirable toxicity, which can range from an asymptomatic subclinical state to severe end organ damage and even death. Imaging is helpful in the portrayal of the unwanted effects of cancer therapy and may assist with optimal clinical decision-making, clinical management, and overall improvements in the outcomes and quality of life for patients.
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- Hossein Jadvar
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Omarini C, Thanopoulou E, Johnston SRD. Pneumonitis and pulmonary fibrosis associated with breast cancer treatments. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2014; 146:245-58. [PMID: 24929676 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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To review the available published data regarding the incidence, mechanisms of pathogenesis, clinical presentations and management of pneumonitis caused by anti-cancer treatments (radiotherapy (RT) and systemic agents) that are included in the guidelines of the treatment of breast cancer (BC) and address the issues on the current grading classification of pneumonitis. A literature search was performed between July and October 2013 using PubMed for papers published from January 1989 to October 2013. Any clinical trial, case report, case series, meta-analysis or systematic review that reported on pulmonary toxicity of any BC therapeutic modality was included (only papers published in English). Most of anticancer treatments currently used in the management of BC may induce some degree of pneumonitis that is estimated to have an incidence of 1-3 %. There is an obvious distinction between chemotherapy- and targeted treatment-related lung toxicity. Moreover, the current classification of pneumonitis needs to be modified as there is a clear diversity in grade 2. As pneumonitis is relatively common and reported as side effect of new anticancer agents, physicians need to be aware of the clinical and radiological manifestations of drug- and RT-induced toxicities in patients with BC. A key recommendation is the subdivision of grade 2 cases to two subgroups. We provide an algorithm, along with real life cases as managed in the breast Unit of Royal Marsden Hospital, with the aim to guide physicians in managing all possible eventualities that may come across in clinical practise.
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- Claudia Omarini
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 6JJ, UK,
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Basu S, Zhuang H, Torigian DA, Rosenbaum J, Chen W, Alavi A. Functional imaging of inflammatory diseases using nuclear medicine techniques. Semin Nucl Med 2009; 39:124-45. [PMID: 19187805 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2008.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is increasingly used to diagnose, characterize, and monitor disease activity in the setting of inflammatory disorders of known and unknown etiology. These disorders include sarcoidosis, atherosclerosis, vasculitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and degenerative joint disease. Gallium-67 ((67)Ga) citrate, labeled leukocytes with technetium-99m ((99m)Tc) or indium-111 ((111)In), and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) represent the most widely used radiopharmaceutical agents. However, other preparations, such as labeled murine monoclonal antigranulocyte antibodies and labeled human polyclonal nonspecific immunoglobulin G, chemotactic peptides, interleukins, chemokines, and liposomes, have been used to image inflammation. Also, (99m)Tc nanocolloid scintigraphy has been found to be suitable for bone and joint diseases, especially RA. Among the single photon emitting imaging agents, the recommended radiotracer for abdominal inflammation has been (99m)Tc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocytes. During the last several years, FDG-PET imaging has been shown to have great value for the detection of inflammation and has become the centerpiece of such initiatives. This very powerful technique will play an increasingly important role in the management of patients with inflammatory conditions. FDG-PET can provide valuable information in patients with pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis, and is a useful tool for testing the efficacy of various treatments. FDG-PET combined with computed tomography holds great promise for assessing atherosclerosis of the large arteries. This modality is very sensitive in detecting large-vessel vasculitis and can be used to monitor the disease course. FDG-PET is also being used to study the inflamed synovial joints both in the experimental and clinical settings, especially for the investigation and management of RA and degenerative joint disease. This technique also has the potential to become the imaging modality of choice in assessing IBD, replacing radiolabeled autologous leukocyte imaging in this setting. Detection of inflammation in the lungs and airways may improve our knowledge about a multitude of disorders that affect these structures. Therefore, functional imaging, led by FDG-PET imaging, is likely to play an increasingly critical role in assessing inflammatory disorders of known and unknown etiologies, and will improve their management immensely in the future.
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- Sandip Basu
- Radiation Medicine Center (BARC), Tata Memorial Hospital Annex, Mumbai, India
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