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SynthesisCardiovascular toxicology2026

Cardiotoxic Effects of Osimertinib Compared to Other EGFR Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Alan Garcia, Abdul Mueez Alam Kayani, Daniel Alejandro Navarro-Martinez, Ricky E Lemus-Zamora, Richard Salama-Frisbie, Thomas Fretz, Eduardo Tellez-Garcia, Eduardo Aviles, Brijesh Patel

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Synthesis in Cardiovascular toxicology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alan GarciaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA. alangarc@iu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5362-347X
Abdul Mueez Alam KayaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, AdventHealth Tampa, 3100 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL, 33613, USA.
Daniel Alejandro Navarro-MartinezDepartment of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA.
Ricky E Lemus-ZamoraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA.
Richard Salama-FrisbieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Subirán, CDMX, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Domínguez Secc 16, Tlalpan, Ciudad de México, 14080, México.
Thomas FretzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA.
Eduardo Tellez-GarciaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA.
Eduardo AvilesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA.
Brijesh PatelDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10th Street Fairbanks Hall, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-3082, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osimertinib, a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, was developed to overcome resistance from EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While it offers significant therapeutic benefits, reports have linked Osimertinib to cardiotoxic effects. This study aims to clarify the direct cardiotoxicity of Osimertinib by reviewing clinical trials and cohort studies involving Osimertinib monotherapy compared to other EGFR inhibitors. A search was conducted in online databases. Measured outcomes included risk of heart failure (HF), myocardial infarction (MI), decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), arrhythmias, and pericardial effusion. These outcomes were reported as risk ratio (RR) with a random effects model using 95% confidence intervals (CI). Five studies with 19,008 patients (age 68 ± 13, 65% female) were selected. Osimertinib therapy was associated with an increased risk of HF (RR = 1.45, 95% CI 1.19-1.76, p = 0.0002), decline in LVEF (RR = 3.10, 95% CI 1.72-5.59, p = 0.0002) and MI (RR = 1.40, 95% CI 1.09-1.79, p = 0.0078) compared to other EGFR inhibitors. There was no difference in the risk of arrhythmias and pericardial effusion. Osimertinib therapy is associated with an increased risk of HF and a decline in LVEF compared to other EGFR inhibitors, while associations with MI and arrhythmias were less consistent. Although these events are infrequent, their potential severity warrants proactive cardiac monitoring for patients receiving Osimertinib, particularly in patients with pre-existing risk factors.

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AcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsHeart DiseasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsAnimalsCardiotoxicityErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansIndolesMalePyrimidinesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStroke VolumeAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsIndolesosimertinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesCarcinomaCardiotoxicityEpidermal growth factor/tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHeart failureMyocardial infarctionNon-small-cell lungOsimertinibReceptor

Identifiers

PMID41801573
PMCPMC12971819

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