The Simultaneous Onset of Pancreatitis and Colitis as Immune-related Adverse Events in a Patient Receiving Nivolumab Treatment for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Intern Med. 2022 May 15;61(10):1485-1490. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7911-21. Epub 2021 Nov 6.

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which have anti-tumor effects, are currently approved for treatment of several kinds of advanced malignancies. However, with their increasing use, a variety of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in administered patients have been reported. We herein report a rare case of the simultaneous onset of acute pancreatitis and colitis as irAEs during nivolumab treatment given to a patient with renal cell carcinoma, who then shown marked improvement with corticosteroid therapy.

Keywords: colitis; immune checkpoint inhibitor; immune-related adverse event; pancreatitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell* / drug therapy
  • Colitis* / chemically induced
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Nivolumab
  • Pancreatitis* / chemically induced

Substances

  • Nivolumab