Histopathological Features of Drug-Induced Liver Injury Secondary to Osimertinib

Iván González1, Deyali Chatterjee1

  • 1Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

ACG Case Reports Journal
|October 17, 2019
PubMed

Insights

Osimertinib, a targeted therapy for lung cancer, can cause drug-induced liver injury. This case study details the histopathologic findings of liver injury associated with osimertinib treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Hepatology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Genomic alterations in lung cancer have advanced targeted therapy development.
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in lung adenocarcinoma respond well to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
  • Osimertinib is a third-generation TKI approved for specific lung cancer treatments.

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