Symptomatic Sinus Bradycardia in a Patient with Solitary Fibrous Tumor/Hemangiopericytoma Treated with Pazopanib

Intern Med. 2021 Sep 15;60(18):2973-2977. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5347-20. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

Abstract

Pazopanib, a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is associated with cardiovascular adverse events, such as hypertension, cardiac dysfunction, and thromboembolism. However, symptomatic pazopanib-related bradycardia is uncommon. We herein report a case of symptomatic bradycardia of 35 beats per minute in a patient with solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma (SFT/HPC) treated with pazopanib for 1 month. His heart rate recovered to a normal range soon after pazopanib cessation. He restarted pazopanib at a reduced dose, which was continued without SFT/HPC progression or bradycardia recurrence. This case highlights the possibility of bradycardia induced by pazopanib and the importance of monitoring the patient's heart rate.

Keywords: adverse event; bradycardia; cardiotoxicity; pazopanib; solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bradycardia / chemically induced
  • Bradycardia / diagnosis
  • Hemangiopericytoma*
  • Humans
  • Indazoles
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Pyrimidines
  • Solitary Fibrous Tumors* / chemically induced
  • Solitary Fibrous Tumors* / diagnosis
  • Sulfonamides

Substances

  • Indazoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfonamides
  • pazopanib