A case report on severe nivolumab-induced adverse events similar to primary sclerosing cholangitis refractory to immunosuppressive therapy.
Yuya HirasawaKiyoshi YoshimuraHiroto MatsuiYutaro KubotaHiroo IshidaJun AraiMasashi SakakiNao OguroMidori ShidaMakoto TaniguchiKazuyuki HamadaHirotsugu AriizumiTomoyuki IshiguroRyotaro OhkumaTakehiko SambeAtsushi HoriikeChiyo K ImamuraEisuke ShiozawaSatoshi WadaJunji TsurutaniSanju IwamotoNaoki UchidaYuji KiuchiGenshu TateShinichi KobayashiTakuya TsunodaPublished in: Medicine (2021)
This is the first case report on the ineffectiveness of triple immunosuppressant combination therapy recommended by the guidelines for immune-related hepatotoxicity. It is necessary to develop more appropriate treatment for severe sclerosing cholangitis-like irAE based on the robust evidence.