Skin autoimmunity might be associated with increased efficacy of atezolizumab in metastatic urothelial carcinoma : a case report

Atezolizumab is a monoclonal antibody immune checkpoint inhibitor that binds to programmed death ligand 1 to selectively prevent its interaction with programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and B7.1 (CD80) receptors. We present a case of a 61-year-old man with metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the right ureter and urinary bladder. After gemcitabine/cisplatin as the first-line chemotherapy and surgery, the patient received atezolizumab 1200 mg i.v. q3w. Following the first atezolizumab administration, he noted vitiligo periorally, on his hands, legs, and the scalp. The patient's overall survival (OS) of >26 months and continuing response to atezolizumab treatment is considerably better than median OS in the SAUL study of 8.7 months (IMvigor211-like patients' OS 10.0 months). This case indicates that increased efficacy of atezolizumab can be associated with cutaneous immune related adverse events, reflecting the known Th17 polarization of these diseases and showing that individuals with cutaneous adverse events could benefit from PD-1 checkpoint blockade in the therapy of metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Croatian medical journal - 60(2019), 6 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 552-555

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rkman, Deni [VerfasserIn]
Likić, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Bebek, Marko [VerfasserIn]
Gnjidić, Milena [VerfasserIn]
Gamulin, Marija [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

52CMI0WC3Y
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antineoplastic Agents
Atezolizumab
Case Reports
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.03.2020

Date Revised 30.03.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM304947040