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Recurrent Hypoglycemia Triggered by Sorafenib Therapy in a Patient with Hemangiopericytoma

Targeted therapy has been proven to be one of the most effective cancer treatments. However, some endocrine disorders can occur during treatment with targeted agents. We report the case of a patient who exhibited a wax and wane pattern of hypoglycemia that was attributed to sorafenib therapy. A 32-y...

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Autores principales: Lee, Si Won, Lee, Eun Kyung, Yun, Tak, Won, Young-Woong, Ko, Eun Jeong, Choi, Mihong, Choi, Sang Il, Park, Sun Seob, Hong, Eun Kyung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Endocrine Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4091496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25031894
http://dx.doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2014.29.2.202
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Sumario:Targeted therapy has been proven to be one of the most effective cancer treatments. However, some endocrine disorders can occur during treatment with targeted agents. We report the case of a patient who exhibited a wax and wane pattern of hypoglycemia that was attributed to sorafenib therapy. A 32-year-old woman with metastatic hemangiopericytoma visited the emergency department in a stuporous state. Nonhyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia was diagnosed, was exacerbated shortly after sorafenib therapy, and was improved by the cessation of sorafenib with additional glucocorticoid therapy. Patients with metastatic hemangiopericytoma should be carefully monitored with particular attention to hypoglycemia when sorafenib therapy is initiated.