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ArticleRespirology case reports2026

Palliative Osimertinib Rechallenge Achieving Rapid Improvement in Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis After Prior Osimertinib-Induced ILD.

Akina Nigi, Keisuke Iwamoto, Hidetoshi Itani, Shigeto Kondou

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Article in Respirology case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Akina NigiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Mie Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9167-5836
Keisuke IwamotoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Mie Japan.
Hidetoshi ItaniDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Mie Japan.
Shigeto KondouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Mie Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A patient with EGFR-mutant lung cancer developed leptomeningeal carcinomatosis years after osimertinib-induced ILD. With no other treatment options, palliative osimertinib rechallenge led to rapid neurological improvement and radiological response, without ILD recurrence. This case highlights the potential of carefully monitored osimertinib rechallenge for symptomatic relief in exceptional cases.

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EGFR mutationinterstitial lung diseaseleptomeningeal carcinomatosisosimertinibrechallenge

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PMID41537168
PMCPMC12796502

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