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Pulmonary toxicity caused by
cytotoxic drugs
DR. J. ROIG CUTILLAS
HOSPITAL NOSTRA SRA. MERITXELL
ANDORRA
Alkylating agents Cyclophosphamide, nitrosureas,
ifosfamide, procarbazine, busulfan,
melphalan, chlorambucil
Antimetabolites Methrotrexate, gemcitabine,
azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine,
cytosine arabinoside, fludarabine
Antibiotics Mitomycin, doxorubicin, bleomycin,
neocarzinostatin
Antimicrotubule
agents
Vinca alkaloids
Taxanes: paclitaxel, docetaxel
Miscellaneous Topotecan, irinotecan
Etoposide, teniposide
Gefitinib, ATRA, arsenic trioxide
Chemotherapeutic agents and pulmonary toxicity
Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006
Chemoterapy-induced lung
toxicity: differential diagnosis
• Pulmonary infection
• Malignancy-related thromboembolism
• Local tumor progression
• Iatrogenic diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
• Radiation-induced pneumonitis
• O2, transfusion, other drug-induced toxicity
• Postoperative complications
Chemoterapy-induced lung
toxicity: clinical clues
• Time course & high index of suspicion
• Not distinctive features; sometimes fever
• Subacute or even abrupt onset are possible
• X-ray lags behind clinical symptoms: CT
• Decreased DLCO: early marker & monitor
• Increased DLCO: diffuse alveolar bleeding
• Nonspecific imbalance of CD4/CD8 (BAL)
Chemotherapy-induced lung
toxicity: role of other factors
• Biological response modifiers
• Hormonal agents
• Other agents: www.pneumotox.com
• Interactions with radiotherapy
• Interactions in combination
chemotherapy
• Thoracic surgery following
chemotherapy
Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer
that may cause acute pneumonitis
Cyclophosphamide
Docetaxel
Etoposide
Gemcitabine
Ifosfamide
Ipomeanol
Irinotecan
Methotrexate
Mitomycin
Paclitaxel
Procarbazine
Vinca alkaloids
Tissue Reactions in Chemotherapy-induced
Pulmonary Toxicity
Chronic interstitial pneumonia
Diffuse alveolar damage – Acute interstitial pneumonia
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP)
Obliterative bronchiolitis
Hypersensitivity pneumoniaa
Lung fibrosis
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary hemorrhage
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
a
Poorly formed granulomas in methotrexate lung toxicity
Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung
cancer that may cause ADRS
Gemcitabine
Gefitinib
Methotrexate
Mitomycin
Paclitaxel
Vinca alkaloids + mitomycin
Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006; Inoue A. Lancet 2003
Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung
cancer that may cause pulmonary fibrosis
Cyclophosphamide
Etoposide
Methotrexate
Mitomycin
Nitrosureas
Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006
Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung
cancer that may cause pleural disease
Cyclophosphamide
Docetaxela
Doxorubicinb
Methotrexate
Mitomycin
Procarbazine
Vinblastine + mitomycin
Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006
a
Trasudative pleural effussion caused by fluid retention syndrome
b
Trasudative pleural effussion caused by congestive heart failure
Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer
that may cause an hypersensitivity reaction with
respiratory symptoms
Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006
Docetaxel
Etoposide
Gemcitabine
Ifosfamide + mesna
Irinotecan
Methotrexate
Mitomycin
Paclitaxel
Procarbazine
Topotecan
Vinca alkaloids
Bronchial artery infusion in central
lung cancer and metastasis
Risk of massive hemoptysis
1 to 3 months after BAI
Herald: hemoptoic sputum
Need urgent arteriography
Bronchial vascular fistula
Rare esophageal ulceration
Bronchial esophageal fistula
Spinal cord damage
Osaki T. Chest 1999; Suzuki T. J Bronchol 2001
Neglected respiratory toxicity(1)
• Vincristine, procarbazine, cytarabine,
chlorambucil may cause neuropathy that
might affect respiratory muscle function
• Does it imply an increased anesthesia risk ?
• Risk of acute encephalopaty and respiratory
depression with ifosfamide, metothrexate in
SAS and advanced COPD with hypercapnic
failure
Aldrich T, Clin Chest Med 1990; Klein D, Can A Sc J
1983; Roig J, Clin Pulm Med 2006
Neglected respiratory toxicity(2)
• Some cases of intrathoracic extravasation
• Venous thromboembolism associated
with central venous lines and
subcutaneous ports
• Increased hypercoagulability of
concomitant therapies (erythropoietin,
megestrol acetate) and malignancy itself
Bozkurt AK.. Am J Clin Oncol 2003; Verso M. J Clin Oncol 2003; Biffi R.
Cancer 2001; Bauer K. J Clin Oncol 2000; Wun T. Cancer 2003, Bolen
J. A Am Med Dir Assoc 2000
Chemoterapy-induced lung
toxicity: prevention in COPD
• High-risk (30%) if nitrosureas are used
• Sleepness with ifosfamide, methotrexate
• More risk in “overlap”: COPD + SAS
• Water retention: taxotere,
ciclophosphamide
• Increased risk of O2 toxicity
• Sensorimotor neuropathy and interactions
Ifosfamide-induced lung toxicity
Clinical
presentation
Respiratory
features
Incidence Outcome
Acute Hypersensitivity
reaction (mesna)
Encephalopathy
and respiratory
depressiona
Rare acute pneum
CNS
depression
<12%
Usually
recovery
a
Concern in advanced COPD and SAS
Cameron JC. Cancer Nurs 1993; Baker WJ. Cancer 1990
Campothecin-induced lung toxicity
Agent Type Incidence Outcome
Topotecan
Irinotecan
(CPT-11)
Mild dyspnea
Dyspnea
Acute pneumonitis
<3%
< 22%
1-13%
Reversible
Maksymiuk A, Am J Clin Oncol 1998; Masuda N, J
Clin Oncol 1992;Takeda K, Br J Cancer 1999
Gemcitabine-induced lung toxicity
Clinical
presentation
Respiratory
features
Incidence Outcome
Acute Hypersensitivity
reaction
Acute
pneumonitis
Rarely ARDS,
PVODa
<1 % Usually
complete
recovery
except in
ARDS
a
Pulmonary venoocclusive disease
Proc ASCO 2000; Tempero MA. Cancer 1998; Marruchella A.
Eur Resp J 1998; Nackaerts KL. Ann Oncol 1998; Vansteenkiste J.
Lung Cancer 2001.
Mitomycine - induced lung toxicity
Clinical
presentation
Respiratory
features
Incidence Outcome
Acute
Chronic,
dose-related
(total dose
>30 mg/m2
)
Acute
pneumonitis
Very rarely
thrombotic
microangiopathy
with ARDS
3 % -12 % Fatality rate 40%
Increased risk if
combined therapy
with vinca alk.
Increased risk of
microangiopathy if
associated with
fluoruracil
(highest mortality)
Rivera MP. Am J Clin Oncol 1995, Linette DC. Ann Pharm
1992, Verweij J. Cancer 1987 Thompson C. South Med J 1992
A
Paclitaxel - induced lung toxicity
Clinical
presentation
Respiratory
features
Incidence Outcome
Acute Hypersensitivity
reaction
Acute pneum.
HR <1% if
pretreated
Rare if
dosage
<350mg/m2
Usually recovery
with mandatory
pretreatment
Risk of ARDS if
high dose
therapy or
concomitant
radiotherapy
Essayan DM. J Clin Oncol 1996; Bookman MA. Ann Oncol 1997
Ramanthan R. Chest 1996; Robert F. Semin Radiat Oncol 1999
Docetaxel - induced lung toxicity
Clinical
presentation
Respiratory
features
Incidence Outcome
Acute
Chronic
Acute
pneumonitis
Fluid
retention
syndrome
Very rare
Increased risk
of retention if
>400 mg/m2
Usually
complete
recovery
Etienne B. Rev Mal Respir 1998; Briasoulis E. Respiration 2000
DIFF. DIAGNOSIS: ALGORITHMIC APPROACH
Chest symptoms + abnormal X-ray
Clinical evaluation
Non-infectious
cause
Infection not
excluded
Appropriate
treatment
Non-invasive
work-up
Early
antibiotic
No impr. Improved
Continue AbInvasive proc.Keep Ab
+ -
Invasive diagnostic work-up
•FOB: bronchial aspirates, PSB, BAL, TBB
•Transthoracic needle aspiration (TNA)
•Lung biopsy – VATS
•Open lung biopsy: minithoracotomy
Dorca J. 1995: ultrathin (25G)TNA in 97 cases of
non-mechanically ventilated pneumonia
Transient hemoptysis: 5 cases (5.2%)
Self-limited partial pneumothorax: 3 cases (3%)
Sensitivity 60.9%; PPV 100%; modified treatment in
30%
HRCT in patients with dyspnea, fever
of unknown origin and normal X-ray
• Immunocompromise, severe emphysema
• May detect an unsuspected alveolar
infiltrate or a subtle interstitial pattern
• Guide for FOB techniques ► better yield
Brown MJ. Acute lung disease in the immunocpmpromised host:
CT and pathologic findings. Radiology 1994; Ramila E.
Bronchoscopy guided by HRCT for the diagnosis of pulmonary
infections in patients with hemathologic malignancies and normal
plain chest X-rays. Haematologica 2000
Reliability of transbronchial biopsy
• High utility only in case of:
–Sarcoidosis
–Lung cancer and some mestastases
–Opportunistic infections in
immunocompromised host
–Lung transplantation
Gal A. Adv Anat Pathol 2005
Lymphatic carcinomatosis may
mimic severe bronchial asthma
• Mendeloff A. Severe asthmatic dyspnea as
the sole presenting symptom of generalized
endolymphatic carcinomatosis: report of two
cases with autopsy findings and review of the
literature. N Eng J Med 1945
• Masson RG. Pulmonary microvascular
cytology in the diagnosis of lymphangitic
carcinomatosis. N Eng J Med 1989
Microscopic pulmonary tumor
embolism may cause respiratory failure
• Sometimes is the initial, subacute
presentation of occult malignancy
• Clue: precapillary pulmonary hypertension
without thromboembolic disease and
negative usual complementary tests
• Value of wedge aspiration cytology
Masson RG. Pulmonary microvascular cytology. A new diagnostic
application of the pulmonary artery catheter. Chest 1985; Stucky A. A
rare cause of fatal right heart failure. Eur J Intern Med 2006
Chemoterapy-induced lung
toxicity: therapeutic approach
• Early detected, non-severe cases: cessation
• Severe cases: steroids on a timely fashion
• Dosage & tapering: individualized basis
• Transplant? (Santamauro JT, Chest 1994)
• Desensitization possible, not recommended
• Premedication mandatory with some agents
• Future: Gene therapy? (West J, Chest 2001)

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Pulmonary toxicity by cystostatics

  • 1. Pulmonary toxicity caused by cytotoxic drugs DR. J. ROIG CUTILLAS HOSPITAL NOSTRA SRA. MERITXELL ANDORRA
  • 2. Alkylating agents Cyclophosphamide, nitrosureas, ifosfamide, procarbazine, busulfan, melphalan, chlorambucil Antimetabolites Methrotrexate, gemcitabine, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, cytosine arabinoside, fludarabine Antibiotics Mitomycin, doxorubicin, bleomycin, neocarzinostatin Antimicrotubule agents Vinca alkaloids Taxanes: paclitaxel, docetaxel Miscellaneous Topotecan, irinotecan Etoposide, teniposide Gefitinib, ATRA, arsenic trioxide Chemotherapeutic agents and pulmonary toxicity Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006
  • 3. Chemoterapy-induced lung toxicity: differential diagnosis • Pulmonary infection • Malignancy-related thromboembolism • Local tumor progression • Iatrogenic diffuse alveolar hemorrhage • Radiation-induced pneumonitis • O2, transfusion, other drug-induced toxicity • Postoperative complications
  • 4. Chemoterapy-induced lung toxicity: clinical clues • Time course & high index of suspicion • Not distinctive features; sometimes fever • Subacute or even abrupt onset are possible • X-ray lags behind clinical symptoms: CT • Decreased DLCO: early marker & monitor • Increased DLCO: diffuse alveolar bleeding • Nonspecific imbalance of CD4/CD8 (BAL)
  • 5. Chemotherapy-induced lung toxicity: role of other factors • Biological response modifiers • Hormonal agents • Other agents: www.pneumotox.com • Interactions with radiotherapy • Interactions in combination chemotherapy • Thoracic surgery following chemotherapy
  • 6. Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer that may cause acute pneumonitis Cyclophosphamide Docetaxel Etoposide Gemcitabine Ifosfamide Ipomeanol Irinotecan Methotrexate Mitomycin Paclitaxel Procarbazine Vinca alkaloids
  • 7. Tissue Reactions in Chemotherapy-induced Pulmonary Toxicity Chronic interstitial pneumonia Diffuse alveolar damage – Acute interstitial pneumonia Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) Obliterative bronchiolitis Hypersensitivity pneumoniaa Lung fibrosis Pulmonary edema Pulmonary hemorrhage Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease a Poorly formed granulomas in methotrexate lung toxicity
  • 8. Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer that may cause ADRS Gemcitabine Gefitinib Methotrexate Mitomycin Paclitaxel Vinca alkaloids + mitomycin Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006; Inoue A. Lancet 2003
  • 9. Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer that may cause pulmonary fibrosis Cyclophosphamide Etoposide Methotrexate Mitomycin Nitrosureas Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006
  • 10. Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer that may cause pleural disease Cyclophosphamide Docetaxela Doxorubicinb Methotrexate Mitomycin Procarbazine Vinblastine + mitomycin Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006 a Trasudative pleural effussion caused by fluid retention syndrome b Trasudative pleural effussion caused by congestive heart failure
  • 11. Chemotherapeutic agents used in lung cancer that may cause an hypersensitivity reaction with respiratory symptoms Roig J et al. Clin Pulm Med 2006 Docetaxel Etoposide Gemcitabine Ifosfamide + mesna Irinotecan Methotrexate Mitomycin Paclitaxel Procarbazine Topotecan Vinca alkaloids
  • 12. Bronchial artery infusion in central lung cancer and metastasis Risk of massive hemoptysis 1 to 3 months after BAI Herald: hemoptoic sputum Need urgent arteriography Bronchial vascular fistula Rare esophageal ulceration Bronchial esophageal fistula Spinal cord damage Osaki T. Chest 1999; Suzuki T. J Bronchol 2001
  • 13. Neglected respiratory toxicity(1) • Vincristine, procarbazine, cytarabine, chlorambucil may cause neuropathy that might affect respiratory muscle function • Does it imply an increased anesthesia risk ? • Risk of acute encephalopaty and respiratory depression with ifosfamide, metothrexate in SAS and advanced COPD with hypercapnic failure Aldrich T, Clin Chest Med 1990; Klein D, Can A Sc J 1983; Roig J, Clin Pulm Med 2006
  • 14. Neglected respiratory toxicity(2) • Some cases of intrathoracic extravasation • Venous thromboembolism associated with central venous lines and subcutaneous ports • Increased hypercoagulability of concomitant therapies (erythropoietin, megestrol acetate) and malignancy itself Bozkurt AK.. Am J Clin Oncol 2003; Verso M. J Clin Oncol 2003; Biffi R. Cancer 2001; Bauer K. J Clin Oncol 2000; Wun T. Cancer 2003, Bolen J. A Am Med Dir Assoc 2000
  • 15. Chemoterapy-induced lung toxicity: prevention in COPD • High-risk (30%) if nitrosureas are used • Sleepness with ifosfamide, methotrexate • More risk in “overlap”: COPD + SAS • Water retention: taxotere, ciclophosphamide • Increased risk of O2 toxicity • Sensorimotor neuropathy and interactions
  • 16. Ifosfamide-induced lung toxicity Clinical presentation Respiratory features Incidence Outcome Acute Hypersensitivity reaction (mesna) Encephalopathy and respiratory depressiona Rare acute pneum CNS depression <12% Usually recovery a Concern in advanced COPD and SAS Cameron JC. Cancer Nurs 1993; Baker WJ. Cancer 1990
  • 17. Campothecin-induced lung toxicity Agent Type Incidence Outcome Topotecan Irinotecan (CPT-11) Mild dyspnea Dyspnea Acute pneumonitis <3% < 22% 1-13% Reversible Maksymiuk A, Am J Clin Oncol 1998; Masuda N, J Clin Oncol 1992;Takeda K, Br J Cancer 1999
  • 18. Gemcitabine-induced lung toxicity Clinical presentation Respiratory features Incidence Outcome Acute Hypersensitivity reaction Acute pneumonitis Rarely ARDS, PVODa <1 % Usually complete recovery except in ARDS a Pulmonary venoocclusive disease Proc ASCO 2000; Tempero MA. Cancer 1998; Marruchella A. Eur Resp J 1998; Nackaerts KL. Ann Oncol 1998; Vansteenkiste J. Lung Cancer 2001.
  • 19. Mitomycine - induced lung toxicity Clinical presentation Respiratory features Incidence Outcome Acute Chronic, dose-related (total dose >30 mg/m2 ) Acute pneumonitis Very rarely thrombotic microangiopathy with ARDS 3 % -12 % Fatality rate 40% Increased risk if combined therapy with vinca alk. Increased risk of microangiopathy if associated with fluoruracil (highest mortality) Rivera MP. Am J Clin Oncol 1995, Linette DC. Ann Pharm 1992, Verweij J. Cancer 1987 Thompson C. South Med J 1992 A
  • 20. Paclitaxel - induced lung toxicity Clinical presentation Respiratory features Incidence Outcome Acute Hypersensitivity reaction Acute pneum. HR <1% if pretreated Rare if dosage <350mg/m2 Usually recovery with mandatory pretreatment Risk of ARDS if high dose therapy or concomitant radiotherapy Essayan DM. J Clin Oncol 1996; Bookman MA. Ann Oncol 1997 Ramanthan R. Chest 1996; Robert F. Semin Radiat Oncol 1999
  • 21. Docetaxel - induced lung toxicity Clinical presentation Respiratory features Incidence Outcome Acute Chronic Acute pneumonitis Fluid retention syndrome Very rare Increased risk of retention if >400 mg/m2 Usually complete recovery Etienne B. Rev Mal Respir 1998; Briasoulis E. Respiration 2000
  • 22. DIFF. DIAGNOSIS: ALGORITHMIC APPROACH Chest symptoms + abnormal X-ray Clinical evaluation Non-infectious cause Infection not excluded Appropriate treatment Non-invasive work-up Early antibiotic No impr. Improved Continue AbInvasive proc.Keep Ab + -
  • 23. Invasive diagnostic work-up •FOB: bronchial aspirates, PSB, BAL, TBB •Transthoracic needle aspiration (TNA) •Lung biopsy – VATS •Open lung biopsy: minithoracotomy Dorca J. 1995: ultrathin (25G)TNA in 97 cases of non-mechanically ventilated pneumonia Transient hemoptysis: 5 cases (5.2%) Self-limited partial pneumothorax: 3 cases (3%) Sensitivity 60.9%; PPV 100%; modified treatment in 30%
  • 24. HRCT in patients with dyspnea, fever of unknown origin and normal X-ray • Immunocompromise, severe emphysema • May detect an unsuspected alveolar infiltrate or a subtle interstitial pattern • Guide for FOB techniques ► better yield Brown MJ. Acute lung disease in the immunocpmpromised host: CT and pathologic findings. Radiology 1994; Ramila E. Bronchoscopy guided by HRCT for the diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients with hemathologic malignancies and normal plain chest X-rays. Haematologica 2000
  • 25. Reliability of transbronchial biopsy • High utility only in case of: –Sarcoidosis –Lung cancer and some mestastases –Opportunistic infections in immunocompromised host –Lung transplantation Gal A. Adv Anat Pathol 2005
  • 26. Lymphatic carcinomatosis may mimic severe bronchial asthma • Mendeloff A. Severe asthmatic dyspnea as the sole presenting symptom of generalized endolymphatic carcinomatosis: report of two cases with autopsy findings and review of the literature. N Eng J Med 1945 • Masson RG. Pulmonary microvascular cytology in the diagnosis of lymphangitic carcinomatosis. N Eng J Med 1989
  • 27. Microscopic pulmonary tumor embolism may cause respiratory failure • Sometimes is the initial, subacute presentation of occult malignancy • Clue: precapillary pulmonary hypertension without thromboembolic disease and negative usual complementary tests • Value of wedge aspiration cytology Masson RG. Pulmonary microvascular cytology. A new diagnostic application of the pulmonary artery catheter. Chest 1985; Stucky A. A rare cause of fatal right heart failure. Eur J Intern Med 2006
  • 28. Chemoterapy-induced lung toxicity: therapeutic approach • Early detected, non-severe cases: cessation • Severe cases: steroids on a timely fashion • Dosage & tapering: individualized basis • Transplant? (Santamauro JT, Chest 1994) • Desensitization possible, not recommended • Premedication mandatory with some agents • Future: Gene therapy? (West J, Chest 2001)