Division of Tulay Aktas Oncology, Department of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey.
Melanoma Res. 2024 Aug 1;34(4):335-342. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000969. Epub 2024 Apr 29.
With the widespread use of immune checkpoint inhibitors, management of immune-related adverse effects specific to these treatments became an important research era in patient management. Among these, immune-related hepatotoxicity (IRH) is an adverse event that can be fatal. While the first-line treatment of IRH is well established, there is still no consensus regarding the management approach for steroid-refractory, severe IRH. Here, we report four patients with metastatic melanoma who developed IRH during antiprogrammed cell death protein-1 plus anticytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 combination therapy and review of the literature. All of our patients were steroid-refractory and were successfully treated with tocilizumab. Given the rapid improvement in liver enzymes and patient's clinical status with tocilizumab, this treatment should be prioritized in steroid-refractory IRH.
随着免疫检查点抑制剂的广泛应用,针对这些治疗方法的特定免疫相关不良反应的管理成为患者管理的一个重要研究领域。在这些不良反应中,免疫相关肝毒性(IRH)是一种可能致命的不良事件。虽然 IRH 的一线治疗方法已经确立,但对于类固醇难治性、严重 IRH 的管理方法仍存在争议。在这里,我们报告了 4 例接受抗程序性细胞死亡蛋白-1 加抗细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞相关蛋白-4 联合治疗的转移性黑色素瘤患者发生 IRH 的病例,并复习了文献。我们所有的患者均对类固醇治疗无效,并用托珠单抗成功治疗。鉴于托珠单抗可迅速改善肝酶和患者的临床状况,对于类固醇难治性 IRH,应优先考虑这种治疗方法。