Successful Use of Afatinib After Erlotinib-induced Pneumonitis in a Patient With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-mutant Lung Cancer

Clin Lung Cancer. 2017 Jan;18(1):e81-e83. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Oct 26.
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Keywords: Drug toxicity; Drug-induced pneumonitis; EGFR-mutant lung cancer; EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Interstitial lung disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Afatinib
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / diagnosis*
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride / adverse effects*
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Genes, erbB-1 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Quinazolines / therapeutic use*
  • Remission Induction
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Quinazolines
  • Afatinib
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride