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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Cardio-Oncology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1485033

Cardiac Events and Dynamic Echocardiographic and Electrocardiogram Changes Following Osimertinib Treatment in Lung Cancer

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Jonathan N Le Jonathan N Le 1Jordan O Gasho Jordan O Gasho 2Olivia Peony Olivia Peony 3Asneh Singh Asneh Singh 3Katrina D Silos Katrina D Silos 3Sungjin Kim Sungjin Kim 2Anthony T Nguyen Anthony T Nguyen 4Mitchell Kamrava Mitchell Kamrava 4Amin Mirhadi Amin Mirhadi 4Behrooz Hakimian Behrooz Hakimian 5Karen L Reckamp Karen L Reckamp 5Kamya Sankar Kamya Sankar 5Raymond H Mak Raymond H Mak 6Andriana P Nikolova Andriana P Nikolova 7Katelyn M Atkins Katelyn M Atkins 4,8*
  • 1 Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
  • 2 Biostatistics Research Center, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • 3 Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
  • 4 Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • 5 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States
  • 6 Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • 7 Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • 8 Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Osimertinib is first-line treatment for epidermal growth factor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and has been associated with cardiotoxicity. However, the nature of cardiac remodeling and associated risk factors remains incompletely understood. Retrospective analysis of NSCLC patients with ≥1 echocardiogram post-osimertinib between 2007-2022 was performed. The cumulative incidence of grade ≥2 cardiac common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) was estimated and Fine and Gray regressions performed (non-cardiac death as competing risk). Eighty-five patients (mean [interquartile range, IQR], 68 [60-75] years; 67% female; 12% with pre-existing heart conditions) met inclusion criteria. With a median follow up of 34.7 months, the 2-year cumulative incidence of grade ≥2 and grade ≥3 cardiac events were 19.2% and 8.5%, respectively. There was an increased risk of grade ≥2 cardiac CTCAE with pre-existing arrhythmia (hazard ratio[HR] 3.90, 95%CI, 1.11-13.72; p=0.034) and higher body mass index (HR 1.07, 95%CI, 1.00-1.14; p=0.04). Following osimertinib (vs baseline), the median QTc was prolonged (451 vs 437 ms; p<0.001) and LVEF ≤50% was more common (10.6% vs. 5.3%; p=.046). Osimertinib treatment was associated with QTc prolongation and reduced LVEF. BMI was identified as a potentially modifiable risk factor for osimertinib-associated cardiotoxicity, worthy of further study.

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    Received: 23 Aug 2024; Accepted: 06 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Le, Gasho, Peony, Singh, Silos, Kim, Nguyen, Kamrava, Mirhadi, Hakimian, Reckamp, Sankar, Mak, Nikolova and Atkins. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Katelyn M Atkins, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 90048, California, United States

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