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CEN Case Rep. 2017 Nov;6(2):169-174. doi: 10.1007/s13730-017-0269-y. Epub 2017 Aug 28.

Tubulointerstitial nephritis as adverse effect of programmed cell death 1 inhibitor, nivolumab, showed distinct histological findings.

CEN case reports

Ai Uchida, Maho Watanabe, Aya Nawata, Yosuke Ikari, Masaru Sasaki, Kana Shigemoto, Satoshi Hisano, Hitoshi Nakashima

Affiliations

  1. Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan. [email protected].
  2. Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
  3. Division of Pathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
  4. Division of Medical Oncology, Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.

PMID: 28849361 PMCID: PMC5694406 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-017-0269-y

Abstract

Immune-checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (anti-PD-1 antibody) blocks T cell inhibition and stimulate immunologic response toward cancer cells. It was also revealed that PD-1/PD-L1 interaction crucially controls the effector differentiation of auto-reactive T cells to maintain self-tolerance. Therefore, potential autoimmunological side-effect can occur in any organ. Here, we report a case of 67-year-old Japanese male with lung adenocarcinoma treated with nivolumab who developed acute tubulointerstitial nephritis after the third infusion of nivolumab. Kidney biopsy showed distinct histological findings: Proliferation of CD38 positive and IgG positive plasma cells, and affluent infiltration of FoxP3

Keywords: Anti-programmed cell death-1; FoxP3; Immune-checkpoint inhibitor; Nivolumab; Tubulointerstitial nephritis

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