Splenic infarction associated with sorafenib use in a hepatocellular carcinoma patient

Sorafenib,a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor,has been shown to improve survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).As the clinical use of sorafenib increases,many adverse effects have been reported,such as hand-foot skin reaction,diarrhea,anorexia,asthenia,alopecia,weight...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2011-01, Vol.17 (2), p.267-270
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Sang Ock, Han, Sang Young, Baek, Yang Hyun, Lee, Sung Wook, Han, Ji Sun, Kim, Byung Geun, Cho, Jin Han, Nam, Kyung Jin
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Zusammenfassung:Sorafenib,a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor,has been shown to improve survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).As the clinical use of sorafenib increases,many adverse effects have been reported,such as hand-foot skin reaction,diarrhea,anorexia,asthenia,alopecia,weight loss,hypertension and arterial thromboembolism.However,there are no prior reports of splenic infarction as an adverse effect of sorafenib.Here,a case of splenic infarction in a patient with HCC who was treated with sorafenib is reported. The patient had no other predisposing factors to explain the splenic infarction except for the administration of sorafenib.The splenic infarction improved after sorafenib was discontinued;however,the HCC progressed.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.267