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Arthritis and Myositis in a Patient Treated with Programmed Cell Death-1 (PD-1) Inhibitor Pembrolizumab for Lung Cancer.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Pagkopoulou, Eleni Simopoulou, Theodora Maragkouli, Eleni Perifanou-Sotiri, Stamatia Kotsakis, Athanasios Bogdanos, Dimitrios P. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a new class of drug that have demonstrated efficacy across many cancer types. Because of their nature and mode of action, ICIs unleash immune activation raising concerns as to whether they can be used in patients with concomitant autoimmune or auto-inflammatory diseases. Their usage can lead to the development of autoimmune phenomena known as immune related adverse events (irAEs), virtually affecting every organ. As the use of ICIs is drastically increasing, evidence of irAEs has been accumulating. Herein, we report a case of inflammatory myositis and arthritis 6 months after pembrolizumab therapy, an anti-programmed death-1 (PD1) ICI in a patient with lung cancer, aiming at raising awareness of the diagnostic and clinical challenges clinicians may face when checkpoint inhibitors-related rheumatologic irAEs are developed. |
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| Journal | Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology [Mediterr J Rheumatol] |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| DOI | 10.31138/mjr.31.3.355 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC7641028 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| PubMed reference number | 33163870 |
| e-ISSN | 2529198X |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR) |
| Publisher Date | 2020-09-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This work is licensed under and Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. © 2020 The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR) |
| Subject Keyword | Immune checkpoint inhibitors immune related adverse events myositis arthritis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Rheumatology |