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SUBMITTER: Kanemura H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7882388 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kanemura Hiroaki H Takeda Masayuki M Shimizu Shigeki S Nakagawa Kazuhiko K
Thoracic cancer 20201221 4
Capmatinib is a MET tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that has recently been approved for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) positive for skipping mutations of MET exon 14 (METex14). Drug-induced interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a relatively rare, but potentially serious, side effect of TKIs administered for lung cancer treatment. Here we report a case of capmatinib-induced ILD in a patient with NSCLC harboring a METex14 skipping mutation. Capmatinib should be immediate ...[more]