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Treatment Outcomes after Discontinuation of Ethambutol due to Adverse Events in Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease

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Author(s)
Yong Shik KwonByoung Soo KwonOck-hwa KimYea Eun ParkTae Sun ShimYong Pil ChongKyung-Wook Jo
Keimyung Author(s)
Kwon, Yong Shik
Department
Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
Journal Title
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Issued Date
2020
Volume
35
Issue
9
Keyword
Mycobacterium aviumLung DiseaseEthambutolTreatment OutcomeFluoroquinolones
Abstract
Background:
Long-term administration of ethambutol (EMB) for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (MAC-LD) sometimes leads to permanent discontinuation of EMB due to various adverse events. This study aimed to investigate treatment outcomes after discontinuation of EMB.

Methods:
Among patients diagnosed with MAC-LD between January 2001 and December 2014, 508 patients whose treatment was initiated with standard regimen until May 2018 were enrolled at a tertiary referral center in Korea. Of these 508 patients, 60 (11.8%) discontinued EMB due to various adverse effects. Among these 60 patients, treatment outcomes were analyzed for 44 patients by comparing their outcomes with those of matched subjects who received the standard treatment regimen without EMB discontinuation.

Results:
The mean age of the 60 patients who discontinued EMB was 64.4 years. Ocular toxicity was the most common cause of discontinuation of EMB (75.0%, 45/60). The mean duration of EMB administration before its discontinuation was 7.0 ± 4.6 months. The treatment failure rate of the 44 patients with EMB discontinuation analyzed for treatment outcome was 29.6%, which was higher than that of the matched patients who received the standard regimen (18.3%), although the difference was not significant (P = 0.095). Of these 44 patients, EMB was substituted with later-generation fluoroquinolone in 23 patients, and the treatment failure rate of these 23 patients was significantly higher than that of the matched patients who received the standard regimen (39.1% vs. 19.3%, P = 0.045).

Conclusion:
These findings suggest that treatment outcomes are unsatisfactory in patients with MAC-LD who discontinue EMB owing to adverse events. Notably, there was a statistically significant high failure rate in patients who were prescribed fluoroquinolone to replace EMB.
Alternative Title
Treatment Outcomes after Discontinuation of Ethambutol due to Adverse Events in Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
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Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Citation
Yong Shik Kwon et al. (2020). Treatment Outcomes after Discontinuation of Ethambutol due to Adverse Events in Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 35(9), 1–11. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e59
Type
Article
ISSN
1598-6357
Source
https://www.jkms.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e59&code=0063JKMS&vmode=FULL
DOI
10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e59
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/42682
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