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ArticleCureus2025

Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis Occurring in a Patient Treated With Acalabrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Zahra Gafarzadeh, Cyril Gaultier, Shiva Salmasi, Ruba Alchaikh Hassan, Constantin A Dasanu

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Zahra GafarzadehInternal Medicine, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, USA.
Cyril GaultierInfectious Disease, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, USA.
Shiva SalmasiInternal Medicine, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, USA.
Ruba Alchaikh HassanInternal Medicine, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, USA.
Constantin A DasanuOncology and Hematology, Lucy Curci Cancer Center, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acalabrutinib is a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) approved for use in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Herein, we present a patient successfully treated with reduced-dose acalabrutinib for CLL, with pre-existing hypogammaglobulinemia-type immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM). Twenty-four months into therapy, he developed a right upper lobe infiltrate due to pulmonary coccidioidomycosis; the Naranjo causality assessment score was 4 (probable). The patient received monthly intravenous IG (IVIG) infusions and antifungal therapy, with significant clinical improvement. Acalabrutinib was restarted, along with close clinical monitoring. The extent to which invasive fungal infections can be attributed to acalabrutinib alone is not always straightforward due to the presence of immune defects associated with CLL, endemic zip codes, and a prior exposure to ibrutinib. Physicians should remain vigilant in assessing and managing invasive fungal infections in these patients in order to optimize patient safety and clinical outcomes.

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acalabrutinibbruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorchronic lymphocytic leukemiaoncologypulmonary coccidioidomycosis

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PMID40421329
PMCPMC12104961

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