Successful pregnancy with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma presenting with respiratory failure

Lung Cancer. 2011 Nov;74(2):349-51. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2011.08.008. Epub 2011 Sep 13.

Abstract

We report a woman presenting with respiratory failure due to a right-sided pleural effusion, lung metastases and lymphangitis carcinomatosis from advanced lung adenocarcinoma in the third trimester of pregnancy, who showed good response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / genetics
  • Adenocarcinoma / physiopathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Adult
  • Disease Progression
  • ErbB Receptors / antagonists & inhibitors
  • ErbB Receptors / genetics
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride
  • Female
  • Gefitinib
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Lymphangitis
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / drug therapy*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / genetics
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Quinazolines / administration & dosage*
  • Quinazolines / pharmacology
  • Remission Induction
  • Respiratory Insufficiency
  • Sequence Deletion / genetics
  • Term Birth

Substances

  • Quinazolines
  • Erlotinib Hydrochloride
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Gefitinib