Erlotinib-induced acute interstitial lung disease associated with extreme elevation of the plasma concentration in an elderly non-small-cell lung cancer patient

J Cancer Res Ther. 2012 Jan-Mar;8(1):154-6. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.95201.

Abstract

We herein describe a case of drug-induced interstitial lung disease (ILD) following treatment with erlotinib. The plasma trough concentration of erlotinib at the time of the ILD diagnosis was extremely elevated compared with the plasma maximum concentration on day 1. We hypothesized that this phenomenon was associated with the pharmacodynamic interaction with a concomitant drug. The present case indicates that erlotinib-induced ILD was associated with a high plasma concentration of erlotinib. Oncologists should be aware of the possibility of ILD induced by erlotinib, especially for patients with co-morbidities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / blood
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / complications*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / chemically induced*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / blood
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Quinazolines / adverse effects*
  • Quinazolines / blood
  • Quinazolines / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Quinazolines
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride