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[A Case of Significant Ejection Fraction Reduction and Heart Failure Induced by Osimertinib].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2020
Ito Shunsuke, Otsuka Aoi, Ishii Hiroshi, Nishihira Ryuichi, Hirai Yoshihiro, Nagasawa Ryo, Inoue Rei, Chin Kou, Kaneko Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In recent years, osimertinib has been increasingly used as a therapeutic drug for epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutation-positive lung cancer, with heart failure rarely reported as an adverse event. We report here a case of a significantly decreased ejection fraction and heart failure that were induced by osimertinib. We consider the case important and include a discussion of relevant previous...
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