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. 2022 Feb 26;15(8):1475–1482. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac062

Table 1.

Incidence of common renal adverse effects of ALK inhibitors based on Kassem et al. and Costa et al. [28, 29]

Author/study Study type Patients, n Edema, grade 1–2/≥3, n (%) Electrolyte abnormalities and/or HT, grade 1–2/≥3, n (%) Increased SCr, grade 1–2/≥3, n (%)
ALK inhibitor, first generation
 Crizotinib
  PROFILE 1001 IB 149 44 (39)/0 Hypophosphatemia 2 (4)/5 (10)
  PROFILE 1007 III 343 54 (31)/0
  PROFILE 1014 III 172 83 (49)/1(1)
  J-Alec 2017 III 104 NR 9 (9)/0
  Alex trial III 151 42 (28)/1 (1)
  Camidge 2018 III 138 (Crizo arm) 6 (4)/1 (1) HT 31 (23)/13 (10) 3 (2)/0
  Shaw 2020 III 142 (Crizo arm) 54 (38)/18 (12) HT 3 (2)/0
ALK inhibitor, second generation
 Alectinib
  AF-001JP I/II 46 NR 12 (26)/0
  AF-001JP, third year I/II 58 NR 19 (32.8)/0
  NP28673, Global II 138 34 (25)/0
  NP28761, North America II 87 20 (23)/0 Hypophosphatemia 2 (2.3)/2 (2.3)
Hypocalcemia 2 (2.3)/1 (1.1)
Hyponatremia 2 (2.3)/1 (1.1)
Hypokalemia 6 (6.9)/2 (2.3)
  J-Alec 2017 I/II 103 NR 11 (11)/0
  J-Alec 2017 III 103 9 (9)/0
  Alex trial III 152 26 (17)/0
 Ceritinib
  ASCEND-1 2627 IB 246 NR Hypophosphatemia 8 (3.3)/8 (3.3)
Hyponatremia 8 (3.3)/11 (4.5)
Hypokalemia 17 (6.9)/11 (4.5)
42 (17.1)/0
  ASCEND-2 II 140 NR Hypophosphatemia 7 (5.0)/3 (2.1)
Hypokalemia 8 (5.7)/4 (4.9)
  ASCEND-4 III 189 NR 44 (22)/4 (2)
  ASCEND-5 III 115 NR 22 (19)/0
  ASCEND-6 I/II 103 NR Hypokalemia 11 (10.7)/8 (7.8) 34 (33)/0
  Real life 208 NR 14 (6.7)/8 (3.8)
 Brigatinib
  Camidge 2018 III 137 (Briga arm) 53 (39)/1(1) HT 10 (7)/4 (3) 19 (14)/1 (1)
  Gettinger 2016 I/II 137 Dose independent (33%) HT dose dependent: 6–27% and 0–7%
  Kim 2017 II 222 NR HT dose dependent: 11–21% and 6%
ALK inhibitor, third generation
 Lorlatinib
  Bauer I 295 151 (51.2)/7(2.4)
  Shaw 2017 I 54 21 (39)/0
  Solomon 2018 II 276 113 (41)/6 (2) Hypophosphatemia 2 (1)/2 (1)
Hyponatremia 1 (<1)/1 (<1)
HT 4(1)/4(1)
  Shaw 2019 I/II 346 27 (39)/1(1) Hypophosphatemia 2 (3)/4 (6)
Hyponatremia 0/1 (1)
  Shaw 2020 I 149 (Lorla arm) 76 (51)/6 (4) HT 12 (8)/15 (10)
 Ensartinib
  Horn 2018 I/II 97 15 (15)/1 (1)
  Yang 2019 II 156 14 (9)/2 (1) 30 (19)/0
 Entrectinib
  Drillon 2019 I/II 53 22 (16)/0 Hypophosphatemia 2 (1)/1 (<1)
Hyperuricemia 11 (8)/1 (<1)
HT 0/1 (<1)
17 (13)/1(<1)
  Doebele 2019 I/II 355 49 (14)/1 (<1) Hypophosphatemia 6 (2)/4 (1)
Hyperuricemia 13 (4)/5 (1)
Hyponatremia 3 (1)/2 (1)
HT 0/1 (<1)
52 (15)/2 (1)

NR, not reported; HT, hypertension; SCr, serum creatinine.