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Current perspective: Osimertinib-induced QT prolongation: new drugs with new side-effects need careful patient monitoring.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2018
Schiefer Mart, Hendriks Lizza E L, Dinh Trang, Lalji Ulrich, Dingemans Anne-Marie C
Abstract excerpt
An increasing number of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are available for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). QT prolongation is one of the known, but relatively rare, adverse events of several TKIs (e.g. osimertinib, crizotinib, ceritinib). Screening for QT prolongation in (high risk) patients is advised for these TKIs. When a QT prolongation develops, the physician is challenged with the...
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