The incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients receiving voriconazole therapy for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis

Voriconazole has been associated with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) in transplant patients but less is known about the risk in less severely immunosuppressed patients. Our aim was to estimate the incidence of cSCC after voriconazole exposure in patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis on a background of chronic lung disease. The notes of patients seen at a tertiary referral centre from 2009 to 2019 with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis were reviewed for the diagnosis of cSCC and voriconazole use documented. Among 1111 patients, 668 (60.1%) received voriconazole for longer than 28 days. Twelve patients received a diagnosis of cSCC; nine had used voriconazole. Mean duration of voriconazole use was 36.7 months. The crude incidence rate was 4.88 in 1000 person/years in those who had voriconazole and 2.79 in 1000 patient/years in those who did not receive voriconazole for longer than 28 days. On Cox regression, age (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.02-1.16, p = 0.01) and male gender (HR 3.97, 95% CI 0.84-18.90, p = 0.082) were associated with cSCC. Voriconazole use was associated with a slightly increased risk, which was not significant (HR 1.35, 95% CI 0.35-5.20, p = 0.659). Voriconazole use beyond 28 days did not lead to a significantly increased risk of cSCC in a large cohort of patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:393

Enthalten in:

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology - 393(2020), 11 vom: 08. Nov., Seite 2233-2237

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kosmidis, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Mackenzie, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Hashad, Rola [VerfasserIn]
Lynch, Fiona [VerfasserIn]
Denning, David W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antifungal Agents
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
JFU09I87TR
Journal Article
Skin cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Voriconazole

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Date Completed 26.08.2021

Date Revised 26.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00210-020-01950-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313940827