학술논문

EGFR-mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Accompanied by Transient Asymptomatic Pulmonary Opacities Successfully Treated with 'Stop-And-Go' Osimertinib
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
Internal Medicine. 2018, 57(7):1007
Subject
EGFR-T790M
drug-induced pneumonitis
non-small cell lung cancer
osimertinib
stop-and-go
transient asymptomatic pulmonary opacities
Language
English
ISSN
0918-2918
1349-7235
Abstract
A 69-year-old man with post-operative recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma was treated with multiple chemotherapies, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors. A second biopsy revealed an EGFR T790M mutation. As 10th-line chemotherapy, osimertinib was initiated. After 24 weeks, chest computed tomography (CT) revealed asymptomatic ground-glass opacities in both lobes. After four weeks of osimertinib discontinuation, imaging revealed rapid lung cancer progression. Osimertinib was resumed. After 11 weeks, CT revealed decreased lung nodules with no exacerbation of interstitial lung disease. We describe a patient who experienced transient asymptomatic pulmonary opacities during treatment with osimertinib, which was successfully managed by a "stop-and-go" approach.