Lung Adenocarcinoma with Paraneoplastic Hyper-Eosinophilia Not Responding To Pembrolizumab.

Clin Med Insights Circ Respir Pulm Med

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

Published: July 2021

Background: Paraneoplastic hyper-eosinophilia associated with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma is a rare finding and has been associated with a poor prognosis when present. Early hyper-eosinophilia appearing following non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has been previously reported with contradictory outcomes.

Case Summary: We present the case of an elderly man with newly diagnosed metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and baseline hyper-eosinophilia, treated with pembrolizumab, and showing evidence of significant and rapid disease progression suggestive of hyper-progressive disease, worsening baseline hyper-eosinophilia, and a fatal outcome within 1 month of therapy initiation.

Conclusion: Pre-treatment hyper-eosinophilia could represent a predictive factor of an unfavorable response to ICI treatment in cases of NSCLC. Additional similar cases are needed to draw a more conclusive relationship.

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