Ali Zeeshan, Zafar Muhammad Usman, Wolfe Zachary, Akbar Faisal, Lash Bradley
Hematology and Oncology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA.
Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Oct 29;12(10):e11246. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11246.
In recent years, the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in cancer treatment has rapidly expanded. In randomized clinical trials, these agents have demonstrated clinical efficacy in extending survival and increasing response rates. Immune-related adverse effects (irAEs) involving various organs have been frequently narrated. Herein, we present a case report of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) as a rare side effect of nivolumab, plus ipilimumab, in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A review of the literature for other case reports of TTP during treatment with ICIs was also performed. Our aim is to elucidate the significance of early recognition of this rare adverse effect in patients being treated with this relatively newer class of medications.
近年来,免疫检查点抑制剂(ICI)在癌症治疗中的作用迅速扩大。在随机临床试验中,这些药物已显示出延长生存期和提高缓解率的临床疗效。涉及多个器官的免疫相关不良反应(irAE)屡有报道。在此,我们报告一例血栓性血小板减少性紫癜(TTP)病例,这是纳武单抗联合伊匹木单抗治疗转移性肾细胞癌(RCC)时罕见的副作用。我们还对ICI治疗期间TTP的其他病例报告进行了文献综述。我们的目的是阐明在使用这类相对较新的药物治疗的患者中早期识别这种罕见不良反应的重要性。