Aggressive tumor progression during immunosuppressive therapy with abatacept

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INTRODUCTION: Co-stimulatory molecule cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) inhibits T-cell activation. Clinically, CTLA-4 has been targeted in opposite ways: its blockade enhances antitumor immunity in the field of oncology, whereas CTLA-4 agonists such as abatacept are used for the treatment of immuno-inflammatory diseases as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

OBSERVATION: We herein report the case of a 69-year-old man with a history of severe RA successfully treated with abatacept, who showed unusually rapid progression of undifferentiated multi-metastatic carcinoma.

DISCUSSION: Although no significant increase in malignancy has been reported in abatacept-treated patients, several case reports have documented the possible association with the acceleration of the progression of malignancy. Here, abatacept may have altered immune surveillance and hence allowed tumor growth.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

La Revue de medecine interne - 42(2021), 7 vom: 07. Juli, Seite 505-508

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Une progression tumorale fulgurante sous abatacept

Beteiligte Personen:

Lapoirie, J [VerfasserIn]
Lefort, F [VerfasserIn]
Mériglier, E [VerfasserIn]
Rivoisy, C [VerfasserIn]
Contis, A [VerfasserIn]
Vandenhende, M A [VerfasserIn]
Bonnet, F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7D0YB67S97
Abatacept
Antirheumatic Agents
Cancer
Case Reports
Immunosurveillance
Journal Article
Polyarthrite rhumatoïde
Rheumatoid arthritis

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.revmed.2021.03.016

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NLM323940196