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Nintedanib, a triple tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, and fibroblast growth factor receptor, has been used in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and adenocarcinoma in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Although vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors have been reported to cause endothelial injury and glomerular microangiopathy, nintedanib-induced glomerular microangiopathy has not been reported. A 68-year-old man with a history of primary aldosteronism, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung developed proteinuria and leg edema after nintedanib initiation. Kidney biopsy revealed prominent endothelial and mesangial injury. Proteinuria improved after nintedanib withdrawal. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case report of nintedanib-induced glomerular microangiopathy. Although the incidence of nephropathy among patients receiving nintedanib is unknown at this moment, we recommend monitoring urinary protein excretion and blood pressure in patients receiving nintedanib and performing kidney biopsy to determine any histopathological change.
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Hasegawa, M., Uehara, A., Suzuki, T. et al. Nintedanib-induced glomerular microangiopathy: a case report. CEN Case Rep 9, 295–300 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13730-020-00474-w
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