Long-term adverse event: inflammatory orbitopathy induced by pembrolizumab in a patient with metastatic melanoma

Autor: Sophie Borot, Eve Puzenat, Françoise Cattin, Christophe Borg, Franck Schillo, Marie-Astride Beaudoin, Anne-Sophie Gauthier, François Aubin, Charlée Nardin
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Investigational New Drugs. 37:375-377
ISSN: 1573-0646
0167-6997
DOI: 10.1007/s10637-018-0659-9
Popis: The recent advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), including anti-programmed cell death 1 protein (anti-PD-1) agents has revolutionized the therapeutic approach of metastatic malignancies. Yet, ICI can disrupt immune tolerance resulting in enhanced immune activation in normal tissues with significant toxicity. A dysregulated activation of T-cells directed to normal tissues stands as the main mechanism of immune-related adverse events (irAE). To date, only two cases of immune-related inflammatory orbitopathy related to anti-PD-1 agents have been reported. This rare immune adverse event usually occurred early after ICI initiation. Here, we report the first case of late inflammatory orbitopathy occurring in a melanoma patient treated with pembrolizumab. Consequently, the occurrence of irAE under ICI should be monitored, even late after treatment instauration.
Databáze: OpenAIRE