Management of a Pregnant ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Patient With Alectinib-Induced Pneumonitis and Bilateral Globus Pallidus Necrosis Postpartum

Clin Lung Cancer. 2024 Jan;25(1):72-76. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2023.08.016. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
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Keywords: ALK-positive NSCLC; Alectinib induced pneumonitis; Brigatinib; Globus pallidus necrosis; Pregnancy and postpartum period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carbazoles / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Globus Pallidus
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Necrosis
  • Piperidines*
  • Pneumonia* / chemically induced
  • Pneumonia* / drug therapy
  • Postpartum Period
  • Pregnancy
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases

Substances

  • alectinib
  • Carbazoles
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Piperidines