Open AccessCeritinib‐associated hyperglycemia in the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database
Author(s) -
Fujita Haruka,
Murakami Takaaki,
Tomoike Fumiaki,
Yabe Daisuke,
Inagaki Nobuya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.13168
Subject(s) - ceritinib , anaplastic lymphoma kinase , medicine , crizotinib , alectinib , odds ratio , pharmacovigilance , adverse effect , anaplastic large cell lymphoma , lung cancer , oncology , lymphoma , malignant pleural effusion
Genetic rearrangements of anaplastic lymphoma kinase contribute to the pathogenesis of non‐small‐cell lung cancer; the anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor, ceritinib, is widely used, as it is effective even in patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer resistant to other anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors. Although a case of possible ceritinib‐induced hyperglycemia was reported, the association of ceritinib with hyperglycemia remains to be investigated. Disproportionality analysis was carried out using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database, which contains all pharmacovigilance data based on spontaneous reports of adverse events between April 2004 and November 2018 to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. The reporting odds ratio of ceritinib for hyperglycemia was 2.25 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.24–4.08], whereas those of crizotinib and alectinib were 0.07 (95% CI 0.01–0.40) and 0.94 (95% CI 0.30–2.94), respectively. Among reported events without antidiabetes agent use, the reporting odds ratio of ceritinib was still 2.54 (95% CI 1.27–5.12). Thus, the possibility of hyperglycemia should be carefully monitored in patients receiving ceritinib.