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Sorafenib and sunitinib are oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors, commonly used in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Known adverse events associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors include hypertension and palmarplantar erythrodysesthesia. We report two cases of acute pancreatitis associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
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Pancreatite/induzido quimicamente , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/efeitos adversos , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma de Células Renais/enzimologia , Feminino , Humanos , Indóis/efeitos adversos , Indóis/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Renais/enzimologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Niacinamida/efeitos adversos , Niacinamida/análogos & derivados , Niacinamida/uso terapêutico , Pancreatite/enzimologia , Pancreatite/metabolismo , Compostos de Fenilureia/efeitos adversos , Compostos de Fenilureia/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/metabolismo , Pirróis/efeitos adversos , Pirróis/uso terapêutico , Sorafenibe , SunitinibeRESUMO
Patients with B-cell hematologic malignancies who progress through first- or second-line chemotherapy have a poor prognosis. Early clinical trials with autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have demonstrated promising results for patients who have relapsed or refractory disease. Lymphodepleting conditioning regimens, including cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, pentostatin, bendamustine, interleukin-2, and total body irradiation, are often administered before the infusion of CAR T cells, allowing for greater T-cell expansion. The major toxicity associated with CAR T-cell infusions is cytokine release syndrome (CRS), a potentially life-threatening systemic inflammatory disorder. The quick onset and progression of CRS require rapid detection and intervention to reduce treatment-related mortality. Management with tocilizumab can help ameliorate the symptoms of severe CRS, allowing steroids, which diminish the expansion and persistence of CAR T cells, to be reserved for tocilizumab-refractory patients. Other toxicities of CAR T-cell therapy include neutropenia and/or febrile neutropenia, infection, tumor lysis syndrome, neurotoxicity and nausea/vomiting. A review of patients' medications is imperative to eliminate medications that may contribute to treatment-related toxicities. Studies are ongoing to help optimize patient selection, preparation, safety, and management of individuals receiving CAR T cells. Long-term follow-up will help establish the place of CAR T cells in therapy.