Clinical Oncology: Case Reports

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Hiba H Moukademand Nagi S El Saghir Author

Subjects of specialization
cancer, cancer oncology, Carcinogenesis

Affiliation
Division of Hematology-Oncology Department of Internal Medicine American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon

Biography

Dr. Hiba H Moukademand is working as scientist and professor at Division of Hematology-Oncology Department of Internal Medicine American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon. The author has specalization in cancer, cancer oncology, chemotherapy, Carcinogenesis, Chemotherapy


Publications

Case Report Open Access

Safety and Efficacy of Ribociclib after Palbociclib in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer and Intolerable Toxicity

Author(s):

Hiba H Moukadem and Nagi S El Saghir

We present in this report two cases of hormone-receptor positive and HER-2/neu negative metastatic breast cancer treated in the first line setting with combination endocrine therapy and palbociclib. Case number one is that of a pre-menopausal woman who received luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone LHRH-analog (goserelin), fulvestrant and palbociclib and developed grade 3 oropharyngeal mucositis requiring interruption, dose reduction and discontinuation of palbociclib. Case number two is that of a post-menopausal woman who developed severe skin rash after treatment with anastrozole and palbociclib in whom the rash disappeared upon stopping palbociclib. Both patients developed intolerable toxicity that ended with discontinuation of palbociclib and were shifted to hormonal therapy plus ri... view moreĀ»

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