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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Discov. 2020 Dec 4;11(3):545–559. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0779

Table 2:

Potential long-term toxicities of new targeted therapies in the developing host.

Organ/system affected Specific toxicity Drugs
Growth and development Short stature (due to IGF axis blockade) TKI including BCR-ABL inhibitors
Short stature (growth plate closure) Antiangiogenics
Sonic hedgehog inhibitors
Reproductive Testicular and ovarian toxicity ALK inhibitors
Alterations of ovarian follicle development Antiangiogenics
Nervous system Neurotoxicity Blinatumomab
ALK inhibitors
CAR-T cells
Anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies
Visual disturbances ALK inhibitors
MEK inhibitors
Anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies
Neurocognitive disfunction and psychiatric conditions ALK inhibitors (lorlatinib)
Immune system B-cell aplasia Anti-CD19 CAR-T cells
Autoimmune conditions Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents
Endocrine system Hypothyroidism TKI
Hyperglycemia and metabolic syndrome ALK, PI3K, MEK inhibitors
Cardiovascular Cardiac dysfunction MEK inhibitors, TKI
Hypertension Antiangiogenics