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Efficacy of 177Lu-Dotatate Therapy in the Treatment of Recurrent Meningioma
A 62-year-old man presented with a history of atypical meningioma (World Health Organization grade II) and recurrent as anaplastic meningioma (World Health Organization grade III). His previous treatments included multiple surgical resections, fractionated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, everolimus/octreotide long-acting release, bevacizumab, and hydroxyurea. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed rapid volumetric progression over the prior 9 months, with a near tripling in size from 29.9 cm3 to 80.4 cm3.The Many Faces of Itraconazole Cardiac Toxicity
Itraconazole is well known for carrying a black-box warning for new or worsening congestive heart failure. Single cases of other cardiac- and fluid-related disturbances have been reported periodically since its issuance. We describe a large cohort of patients on itraconazole experiencing a breadth of cardiac- and fluid-related toxicities, ranging from new-onset hypertension to cardiac arrest. A retrospective, single-center, large case series at a large tertiary medical center was conducted. Patients with itraconazole and cardiac toxicity—including hypertension, cardiomyopathy, reduced ejection fraction, and edema—in medical record between January 1, 1999, and May 21, 2019, were identified and assigned a Naranjo score; 31 patients were included with a Naranjo score of 5 or higher.Dabrafenib and Trametinib Treatment for Erdheim-Chester Disease With Brain Stem Involvement
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of non–Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by infiltration of organs by CD68+ and CD1a− lipid-laden histiocytes, including the central nervous system in more than a third of patients. Molecular analysis of ECD samples has demonstrated the prevalence of BRAF V600E mutations as high as 54%. Recently, vemurafenib became the only Food and Drug Administration–approved treatment for patients with ECD who carry the BRAF V600E mutation. However, dabrafenib has been suggested to have greater brain distribution.
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