Case Report
Emerging Risk Profile of Lung Cancer Therapy: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage from Osimertinib
Table 1
Summary of previously reported cases of pulmonary toxicities of Osimertinib.
| Article | Patient age/sex | Onset of symptoms | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Outcome |
| Mamesaya et al. [4] | 38 F | 31 days | Dyspnea and low-grade fever | Drug-induced interstitial lung disease (ILD) | Withdrawal of medication | Resolution of ILD but progression of malignancy |
| Matsumoto et al. [5] | 75 M | 20 days | Generalized weakness and dyspnea | Drug-induced ILD (NSIP) | Methylprednisone 500 mg daily for 3 days, then prednisone 40 mg daily | Resolution of ILD following steroid taper |
| Yang et al. [3] | 8 patients (no specifics) | Average of 5.1 months | | ILD and one case of pneumonitis | Not described | 3 patients resolved, 2 remained at end of study, and 3 patients deceased |
| Nie et al. [6] | 32 M | 4.5 months | Cough and dyspnea | Acute ILD | Dose reduction to 80 mg every other day and dexamethasone 10 mg daily | Improvement in infiltrates and symptoms |
| Lee et al. [7] | 15 patients | 24 weeks | None | Asymptomatic pulmonary opacities | None | No adverse events reported |
| Noonan et al. [8] | 4 males (average age 57) and 3 females (average age 43) | 8 weeks mean onset | None | Asymptomatic pulmonary opacities, mostly nodules and ground glass opacities | None | All patients had good outcomes |
| Tachi et al. [9] | 77 F | 14 days | Fever and hypoxia | Eosinophilic pneumonia due to Osimertinib | Withdrawal of medication | Gradual improvement in her symptoms |
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