Efficacy and safety of everolimus treatment in a hemodialysis patient with metastatic atypical bronchial carcinoid: case report and literature review

BMC Cancer. 2018 Mar 20;18(1):311. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4205-0.

Abstract

Background: Everolimus was recently approved for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. However, its efficacy and tolerability in hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease is not established.

Case presentation: We describe the case of a 47-year-old man with end-stage renal disease who received everolimus plus Lanreotide for 9 months for the management of metastatic atypical bronchial carcinoid.

Conclusions: Everolimus is a treatment option for hemodialysis patients with metastatic atypical bronchial carcinoid. Based on our case report and review of literature, Everolimus does not require any dose reductions and is overall well tolerated in hemodialysis patients.

Keywords: Bronchial carcinoids; Everolimus; Hemodialysis; Pharmacokinetics; Safety.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Carcinoid Tumor / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / secondary
  • Everolimus / administration & dosage*
  • Everolimus / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptides, Cyclic / administration & dosage
  • Renal Dialysis*
  • Somatostatin / administration & dosage
  • Somatostatin / analogs & derivatives
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • lanreotide
  • Somatostatin
  • Everolimus