Nilotinib-induced panniculitis in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia

Abstract

Nilotinib is a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) developed to target the bcr-abl protein for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). [1] Nilotinib has been described as a well-tolerated drug. The most common non-hematologic side effects are skin rash, pruritus, headache, nausea, and fatigue. Cases of panniculitis induced by the other bcr-able TKIs such as imatinib, dasatinib and ponatinib were rarely described in the literature.[2-5] However, a case of panniculitis induced by nilotinib has not been reported.

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