Subretinal fluid associated with pemigatinib therapy for cholangiocarcinoma; a case report and literature review Pemigatinib-associated subretinal fluid

Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2023 Aug 8. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001468. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the retinal findings associated with pemigatinib, an oral competitive inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) approved for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.

Methods: We present a case report and performed a literature review, revealing only two prior reported cases of pemigatinib-mediated subretinal fluid.

Results: A 72-year-old woman presented with transient visual symptoms while on pemigatinib for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed subfoveal subretinal fluid bilaterally that resolved during a drug holiday, however fluctuated throughout her treatment course. She remained on pemigatinib for ten months without other ocular sequelae.

Conclusions: This is one of the few reported cases of pemigatinib-related retinopathy, which further supports the self-limited and benign nature of subretinal fluid associated with FGFR inhibitors.

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