Activated pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with melanoma during PD-1 inhibition: a case report.

Abstract:

Background:PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors have shown a robust tumor response in the treatment of various cancers. Pembrolizumab is an anti-PD-1 checkpoint antibody approved for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in more than 40 countries. Although autoimmune pneumonitis is considered a common immune-related adverse event of PD-1 inhibitors, only limited studies have assessed the development of opportunistic infections such as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Case presentation:A patient with metastatic melanoma whose pulmonary TB was activated after administration of pembrolizumab for melanoma is reported. Anti-TB drugs were administered, followed by pembrolizumab (2 mg/kg, repeated every 28 days), which successfully cured the TB and achieved complete response for melanoma. Conclusion:Activated pulmonary TB was observed during the administration of pembrolizumab. It was safe and effective in the current patient to combine anti-TB drugs and PD-1 inhibitors. More importantly, screening pulmonary TB before administration of PD-1 inhibitors is recommended.

journal_name

Onco Targets Ther

journal_title

OncoTargets and therapy

authors

He W,Zhang X,Li W,Kong C,Wang Y,Zhu L,Xu R,Deng G,Zhang P

doi

10.2147/OTT.S178246

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-10-24 00:00:00

pages

7423-7427

issn

1178-6930

pii

ott-11-7423

journal_volume

11

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