Introduction: Pazopanib, a multi-target tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI), is a relatively novel anticancer agent registered for advanced renal cell carcinoma recently emerged in the setting of advanced soft-tissue sarcoma (STS). In the early clinical trials pazopanib has been very marginally linked to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) dysfunction as, on contrary, reported for other anti-angiogenesis TKIs, such as Sunitinib and Sorafenib. Presentation of Case: We here present a case of severe, but reversible, congestive cardiac failure in a 37-year old Caucasian man affected by soft-tissue sarcoma during an efficacious treatment with pazopanib. Conclusion: Cardiac damage from novel TKI treatments is still an underestimated phenomenon. In our patient, pazopanib was the only treatment ensuring stability of disease and its discontinuation meant disease progression. Post-approval monitoring of novel TKIs should be taken into account by clinicians including a careful monitoring of LVEF and all symptoms suggestive of cardiac dysfunction, in particular for drugs potentially capable to change the natural history of still uncurable cancer.

Pazopanib-Induced Heart Failure in a Metastatic Sarcoma Patient: between Reversible Side Effect and Efficacy / Lucarini, Valeria; Madrigali, Stefano; Lugli, Roberta; Maur, Michela; Bertolini, Federica; Fontana, Annalisa; Masini, Cristina; Guarneri, Valentina; Conte, Pierfranco; Dominici, Massimo. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CASE REPORTS. - ISSN 2572-5742. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:2(2014), pp. 1-7.

Pazopanib-Induced Heart Failure in a Metastatic Sarcoma Patient: between Reversible Side Effect and Efficacy

Michela Maur;Annalisa Fontana;Cristina Masini;Valentina Guarneri;Massimo Dominici
2014

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Introduction: Pazopanib, a multi-target tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI), is a relatively novel anticancer agent registered for advanced renal cell carcinoma recently emerged in the setting of advanced soft-tissue sarcoma (STS). In the early clinical trials pazopanib has been very marginally linked to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) dysfunction as, on contrary, reported for other anti-angiogenesis TKIs, such as Sunitinib and Sorafenib. Presentation of Case: We here present a case of severe, but reversible, congestive cardiac failure in a 37-year old Caucasian man affected by soft-tissue sarcoma during an efficacious treatment with pazopanib. Conclusion: Cardiac damage from novel TKI treatments is still an underestimated phenomenon. In our patient, pazopanib was the only treatment ensuring stability of disease and its discontinuation meant disease progression. Post-approval monitoring of novel TKIs should be taken into account by clinicians including a careful monitoring of LVEF and all symptoms suggestive of cardiac dysfunction, in particular for drugs potentially capable to change the natural history of still uncurable cancer.
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Pazopanib-Induced Heart Failure in a Metastatic Sarcoma Patient: between Reversible Side Effect and Efficacy / Lucarini, Valeria; Madrigali, Stefano; Lugli, Roberta; Maur, Michela; Bertolini, Federica; Fontana, Annalisa; Masini, Cristina; Guarneri, Valentina; Conte, Pierfranco; Dominici, Massimo. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CASE REPORTS. - ISSN 2572-5742. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:2(2014), pp. 1-7.
Lucarini, Valeria; Madrigali, Stefano; Lugli, Roberta; Maur, Michela; Bertolini, Federica; Fontana, Annalisa; Masini, Cristina; Guarneri, Valentina; Conte, Pierfranco; Dominici, Massimo
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