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Possible heart failure caused by osimertinib in a lung cancer patient.
Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners - 1 Jun 2023
Ruiz-Briones Paula, Escudero-Vilaplana Vicente, Collado-Borrell Roberto, Vicente-Valor Juan, Alvarez Rosa, Villanueva-Bueno Cristina, Narrillos-Moraza Álvaro, Herranz Ana, Sanjurjo Maria
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INTRODUCTION: Osimertinib is a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) indicated for the treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It has demonstrated better results concerning effectiveness than other TKIs for the same indication. However, despite a good safety profile, it could produce some cardiotoxicity that does not occur with other drugs of the same...
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