Renal Effects of Crizotinib in Patients With ALK-Positive Advanced NSCLC

Introduction: We retrospectively analyzed the effects of crizotinib on serum creatinine and creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase–positive advanced NSCLC across four trials (NCT00585195, NCT00932451, NCT00932893, and NCT01154140). Conclusions: Crizotinib resulted in a decline in creatinine-based estimates of renal function mostly over the first 2 weeks of treatment. However, there was minimal evidence of cumulative effects with prolonged treatment and these changes were largely reversible following treatment discontinuation, consistent with previous reports suggesting this may be predominantly an effect on creatinine secretion as opposed to true nephrotoxicity. READ ARTICLE

Journal of Thoracic Oncology DOI:10.1016/j.jtho.2019.02.015

Authors: D. Ross Camidge, Elizabeth E. Kim, Tiziana Usari, Anna Polli,Iona Lewis and Keith D. Wilner