A Patient with Pleural Effusion Related to Dasatinib
1Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
2Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
3Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Van Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
J Clin Pract Res 2013; 35(1): 28-30 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2012.41
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Abstract

Dasatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor which is used for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) resistant or intolerant to imatinib. Dasatinib can cause fluid retention in some patients, leading to peripheral edema and pleural effusion. Recognition of these symptoms as a potential complication of dasatinib will help prevent unnecessary investigations and facilitate adequate management. We report a patient with blastic phase CML. In patients with advanced phase CML an initial dose of dasatinib is recommended as 70 mg twice daily. We observed that 100 mg once daily dose of dasatinib could control the blastic phase of CML with less toxicity.


Dasatinib İlişkili Plevral Efüzyonlu Bir Hasta
1Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
2Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
3Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Van Training and Research Hospital, Van, Turkey
Journal of Clinical Practice and Research 2013; 1(35): 28-30 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2012.41

Dasatinib imatinib dirençli veya tolere edemeyen kronik miyeloid lösemili (KML) hastalarda kullanılan bir tirozin kinaz inhibitörüdür. Dasatinib peripheral ödem ve plevral efüzyona yol açan, sıvı retansiyonuna sebep olabilir. Bu potansiyel komplikasyonların bilinmesi gereksiz araştırmaları önleyecek ve tedaviyi kolaylaştıracaktır. Biz bu yazıda dasatinib tedavisi sonrası plevral efüzyon gelişen blastik faz KML’li bir hastayı rapor ettik. İleri faz KML olan hastalarda, günde iki kez 70 mg dasatinib başlangıç dozu önerilir. Biz 100 mg tek dozun daha az toksisite ile etkili olabildiğini gözlemledik.