Article ; Online: Complications Secondary to the Use Of Sglt2 Inhibitors in Oncological Patients: A Series of 5 Cases.
European journal of case reports in internal medicine
2023 Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 4216
Abstract: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (iSGLT2) inhibitors, which include dapagliflozin, canagliflozin and empagliflozin, are a class of drugs initially used in the oral treatment of diabetes, heart failure and renal failure. They target the reabsorption of ... ...
| Abstract | Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (iSGLT2) inhibitors, which include dapagliflozin, canagliflozin and empagliflozin, are a class of drugs initially used in the oral treatment of diabetes, heart failure and renal failure. They target the reabsorption of glucose in the kidney. Although they bring benefit to patients with these conditions and in general produce few adverse effects, in some cases, iSGLT2 can cause serious adverse effects such as metabolic acidosis, and fungal or bacterial urinary infections. Oncology patients, who in general have a weak immune system and are usually treated with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy, are more susceptible to this type of adverse events than other patients. For this reason, it is necessary to adequately select the patients eligible to receive this type of drug and evaluate the potential benefits for them. In this series of five cases, we present two cases of metabolic acidosis, two cases of bacterial urinary sepsis, and one case of fungal urinary sepsis that occurred in patients admitted to the Medical Oncology Department of the University Hospital of Salamanca in 2023. Learning points: Adverse events associated with iSGLT2 can lead to serious complications in immunocompromised patients. There have been cases of prolonged admissions with high morbidity and mortality due to bacterial or fungal infections and metabolic acidosis, all of which are side effects derived from their use.In oncology patients, an adequate evaluation of the risk-benefit balance must be conducted before the introduction of new drugs.Studies should be conducted to assess the risk of serious adverse effects in oncology patients undergoing treatment with chemotherapy or immunotherapy. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-12-06 |
| Publishing country | Italy |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ISSN | 2284-2594 |
| ISSN (online) | 2284-2594 |
| DOI | 10.12890/2023_004216 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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