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Beyond the Checkpoint: Severe Axitinib-induced Liver Injury.

Yee Hui YeoWalid AyoubJu Dong YangAlexander KuoHirsh D Trivedi
Published in: ACG case reports journal (2023)
Understanding the potential adverse effects associated with oncological treatments is crucial in the clinical care of patients with cancer. We describe the first case report delineating severe acute liver injury secondary to axitinib. This is a case of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with axitinib and pembrolizumab, complicated by a severe axitinib-induced liver injury, characterized by significant elevations of hepatocellular and cholestatic liver enzymes during initial treatment and rechallenge of axitinib. Remarkably, the liver chemistries normalized upon discontinuation of the medication.
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