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Rechallenging nivolumab following immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced pericarditis.

Mustafa Rami AliOmar Jamil DarwishLaith AlhuneafatBayan Nidal AbdallahYacob Saleh
Published in: Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) (2022)
We report a case of recurrent pericarditis as an immune-related adverse event in a 47-year-old man with de novo metastatic renal cell carcinoma. After first-line treatment with sunitinib failed, he received three cycles of nivolumab and developed pericarditis following each cycle. The third cycle was accompanied by colchicine as a secondary prophylaxis. Pericarditis is an uncommon and potentially life-threatening immune-related adverse event, if not managed promptly.
Keyphrases
  • metastatic renal cell carcinoma
  • drug induced
  • high glucose
  • emergency department
  • adverse drug
  • endothelial cells