Anti-PD-1 Therapy-Associated Perforating Colitis

Inhibition of immune checkpoint T cell regulatory molecules by using programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), or its ligand (PDL-1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) has been increasingly used to treat advanced malignancies. The immune-related adverse effects associated with t...

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Main Authors: Romulo Celli, Harriet M. Kluger, Xuchen Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3406437
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description Inhibition of immune checkpoint T cell regulatory molecules by using programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), or its ligand (PDL-1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) has been increasingly used to treat advanced malignancies. The immune-related adverse effects associated with these treatments such as diarrhea, colitis, and CTLA-4 treatment-associated perforating colitis have been reported. However, anti-PD-1/PD-L1-associated perforating colitis has rarely been reported. We report a case of colonic perforation in a patient recently treated with pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor for metastatic melanoma. Awareness of anti-PD-1/PD-L1-associated colitis and perforation will facilitate a timely diagnosis and management as they are increasingly used in oncology.
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spelling doaj-art-d81b0bc6516c4a8ba0c9dbbdbc0974f92025-08-20T03:23:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/34064373406437Anti-PD-1 Therapy-Associated Perforating ColitisRomulo Celli0Harriet M. Kluger1Xuchen Zhang2Department of Pathology, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USADepartment of Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USADepartment of Pathology, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USAInhibition of immune checkpoint T cell regulatory molecules by using programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), or its ligand (PDL-1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) has been increasingly used to treat advanced malignancies. The immune-related adverse effects associated with these treatments such as diarrhea, colitis, and CTLA-4 treatment-associated perforating colitis have been reported. However, anti-PD-1/PD-L1-associated perforating colitis has rarely been reported. We report a case of colonic perforation in a patient recently treated with pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor for metastatic melanoma. Awareness of anti-PD-1/PD-L1-associated colitis and perforation will facilitate a timely diagnosis and management as they are increasingly used in oncology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3406437
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