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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors for Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition Inhibitor-Induced Edema

Oyakawa T, Miura K, Muraoka N, Iida K, Fujita A, Naito T, Takahashi T

Thoracic cancer, 2025

Abstract

The effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) inhibitor-induced edema remain unclear. In a patient with tepotinib-induced edema and an N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) level ≥ 300 pg/mL, the addition of empagliflozin to loop diuretics reduced the edema. This suggests that empagliflozin may be a treatment option for MET inhibitor-induced edema.

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