Lung Injury Induced by Crizotinib and Entrectinib in a Patient with ROS1-rearranged Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

Intern Med. 2023 Dec 1;62(23):3507-3510. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1255-22. Epub 2023 Apr 14.

Abstract

We herein report the first case of c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1)-rearranged advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in which lung injury was induced by crizotinib and entrectinib. Crizotinib was administered as first-line chemotherapy in a woman in her early 70s with stage IV NSCLC showing ROS1 rearrangement. This resulted in the development of drug-induced organizing pneumonia, which was alleviated by discontinuing drug administration and giving corticosteroids. Following second-line chemotherapy with entrectinib, a similar lung injury was noted. In cases of crizotinib-induced lung injury, physicians must be alert for drug-induced lung injury in subsequent treatment with entrectinib.

Keywords: ROS1; crizotinib; entrectinib; lung injury; organizing pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / genetics
  • Crizotinib / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Gene Rearrangement
  • Humans
  • Lung Injury*
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Oncogenes
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Crizotinib
  • entrectinib
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • ROS1 protein, human