Optic neuropathy and blindness associated with crizotinib for non-small-cell lung cancer with EML4-ALK translocation

J Clin Oncol. 2015 Feb 10;33(5):e25-6. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.49.1985. Epub 2014 Mar 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / genetics
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Blindness / chemically induced*
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / genetics
  • Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Cranial Irradiation
  • Crizotinib
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Muscle Weakness / etiology
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Pyrazoles / administration & dosage
  • Pyrazoles / adverse effects*
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage
  • Pyridines / adverse effects*
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Translocation, Genetic* / drug effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • EML4-ALK fusion protein, human
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyridines
  • Crizotinib