Mudd Todd William, Fox Ashley Danielle, Ghaly Mark, Keruakous Amany
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, United States.
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Front Oncol. 2023 Jan 19;12:1094964. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1094964. eCollection 2022.
Pegylated (PEG)-asparaginase is an established treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemias that exhibits an antitumor effect by depleting asparagine, an amino acid essential for leukemia cell protein synthesis. Pancreatitis with hypertriglyceridemia is a well-established toxidrome associated with PEG-asparaginase. However, impaired pancreatic synthetic function and hormone release have rarely been reported as a result of PEG-asparaginase pancreatitis. In this report, we present a 22-year-old woman recently diagnosed with T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), who presented to the hospital with progressive weakness, confusion, blurry vision, hallucinations, and abdominal pain after induction treatment with daunorubicin, vincristine, PEG-asparaginase, and dexamethasone following the AYA protocol. She was found to have hypertriglyceridemia, acute pancreatitis, and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome. While pancreatitis and hypertriglyceridemia are commonly reported side effects of PEG-asparaginase, HHS related to these conditions has been sparsely reported. Providers should maintain awareness of this association and consider routine serial glucose monitoring of patients receiving PEG-asparaginase.
聚乙二醇化(PEG)-天冬酰胺酶是治疗急性淋巴细胞白血病的一种既定疗法,它通过消耗天冬酰胺(一种白血病细胞蛋白质合成所必需的氨基酸)发挥抗肿瘤作用。伴有高甘油三酯血症的胰腺炎是一种与PEG-天冬酰胺酶相关的公认中毒综合征。然而,PEG-天冬酰胺酶胰腺炎导致胰腺合成功能受损和激素释放减少的情况鲜有报道。在本报告中,我们介绍一名22岁近期诊断为T急性淋巴细胞白血病(T-ALL)的女性,她按照AYA方案接受柔红霉素、长春新碱、PEG-天冬酰胺酶和地塞米松诱导治疗后,因进行性乏力、意识模糊、视力模糊、幻觉和腹痛入院。她被发现患有高甘油三酯血症、急性胰腺炎和高渗高血糖综合征。虽然胰腺炎和高甘油三酯血症是PEG-天冬酰胺酶常见的副作用,但与这些情况相关的高渗高血糖综合征鲜有报道。医疗人员应意识到这种关联,并考虑对接受PEG-天冬酰胺酶治疗的患者进行常规连续血糖监测。