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. 2024 May 24;10(3):154–161. doi: 10.1159/000539434

Table 1.

Patient characteristics, indication for belzutifan initiation, dose adjustments, belzutifan treatment duration, and ocular response

Case Age Ocular disease Systemic disease VHL variation(s) Prior ocular treatments Indication Initial dose Side effects Adjusted dose Duration Ocular response
1 Teens >80 RHs CNS Gln73del2caGG Laser, Cryo, EBR, PPV, and IVI RH 80 mg daily Fatigue and light-headedness 40 mg 5x/weekly 12 months Involution*
2 40s RH optic nerve OU and <10 peripheral RHs PCC Tyr98His TAC>CAC Laser, EBR, IVI, and PDT RH 120 mg daily Anemia 80 mg daily 9 months Involution
3 20s RH optic nerve pNET Arg167Gln CGG>CAG None pNET 120 mg daily Fatigue, anemia, and nausea 40 mg daily 13 months Involution
4 20s <10 RHs CNS and pNET Leu63 del4ctGCGC Laser and Cryo CNS 120 mg daily None None 19 months No new tumors
5 50s <10 RHs CNS, pNET, and PCC Val130Leu GTT>CTT Laser CNS 120 mg daily Tinnitus, HA, and LE edema 80 mg daily 13 months No new tumors
6 30s >20 RHs CNS and RCC Asn78Ser AAT>AGT Enucleation OD and laser RCC 120 mg daily Anemia 80 mg daily 24 months No new tumors
7 50s <10 RHs RCC and CNS Val130Leu GTT>CTT Laser RCC 120 mg daily Anemia 80 mg daily 4 months No new tumors

CNS, central nervous system hemangioblastoma; PCC, pheochromocytoma; pNET, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; RH, retinal hemangioblastoma; Cryo, cryotherapy; EBR, external beam radiation; PPV, pars plana vitrectomy; IVI, intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor and steroids; PDT, photodynamic therapy; HA, headache; LE, lower extremity.

*In this case, the ocular tumors had involuted after the initial dose. The dose was reduced to 40 mg three times weekly on which recurrent disease activity was noted. Upon readjustment of dose to 40 mg five times weekly, involution was again noted.

Note: Ocular and systemic diseases refer to the presence of these findings prior to the initiation of belzutifan.