Department of Medical Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Thorac Cancer. 2021 Mar;12(5):699-702. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13821. Epub 2021 Jan 17.
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) provide a promising treatment option for advanced tumors including small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Nevertheless, in addition to immune-related adverse events (irAEs), an increased risk of infection including tuberculosis has been previously described. Here, we report a case of long-term remission of a patient with SCLC after reactivation of lung tuberculosis following ICI therapy. Our case illustrates the complexity of ICI-associated immune modulation in tuberculosis. Since new lesions in lung cancer patients are commonly associated with tumor progression, infections with mycobacterial tuberculosis may be underdiagnosed in lung cancer.
免疫检查点抑制剂 (ICIs) 为包括小细胞肺癌 (SCLC) 在内的晚期肿瘤提供了一种有前途的治疗选择。然而,除了免疫相关不良事件 (irAEs) 之外,先前还描述了感染包括结核病在内的风险增加。在这里,我们报告了一例 SCLC 患者在 ICI 治疗后肺结核复发后长期缓解的病例。我们的病例说明了 ICI 相关免疫调节在结核病中的复杂性。由于肺癌患者的新病变通常与肿瘤进展相关,因此肺癌患者中分枝杆菌结核病的感染可能被漏诊。