Open AccessAnlotinib helps alleviate radiation pneumonitis: A case report
Author(s) -
Chen Jiazhen,
Wang Cunliang,
Hu Xudong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
precision radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2398-7324
DOI - 10.1002/pro6.1139
Subject(s) - pneumonitis , radiation pneumonitis , radiation therapy , medicine , cancer research , radiology , lung
Radiation pneumonitis is a serious side effect of thoracic radiotherapy with no established treatment currently. Anlotinib is a small‐molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with anti‐angiogenic effects. The effect of TKIs in the treatment of radiation pneumonitis remains to be elucidated. We investigated whether anlotinib could alleviate radiation pneumonitis. We report a case of a patient with esophageal cancer who received anlotinib for radiation pneumonitis following radiotherapy. We also reviewed related studies to address this issue. The results in this patient suggest that anlotinib may be a valid treatment option for radiation pneumonitis.