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16 April 2024: Articles

Nivolumab-Induced Cytokine Release Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Adverse events of drug therapy, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Francis Ntwali A* , Quentin Gilliaux A , Patrick M. Honoré A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941835

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e941835

Table 2. Case reports on nivolumab-induced cytokine release syndrome.

AgeSexCancer typePre-existing diseaseNumber of Nivolumab cyclesConcomitant TreatmentDays Between the First Dose and Fever OnsetCRS StageTreatment
Case 1 []20 72MaleColon, liver metastasis/45-FU, oxaliplatin, CV301 vaccine444Hydrocortisone 300 mg/j
Case 2 []21 70MaleRenal carcinoma, T4N1M1/2Ipilimumab54Methylprednisolone, MMF, plasmapherese
Case 3 []22 28FemaleHodgkin lymphoma, stage 4/1Stem cell transplantation312Methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg/12 h, ascorbic acid 20 mg/kg/6 h
Case 4 []23 29FemaleAlveolar soft part sarcoma, multiple metastasis/2/42Hydrocortisone (stress dose), tocilizumab
Case 5 []24 70FemaleLung adenocazcinoma, T3N0M0COVID co-infecion2Ipilimumab, pemetrexed, carboplatin45Corticosteroids high dose
Case 6 []25 44FemaleLung adenocarcinoma, T3N3M0/5175Dexamethasone, Tocilizumab
Case 7 []26 52FemalePleomorphic carcinoma of the lung, T4N2M0/4/134Methylprednisolone 1000 mg/j, prednisolone 50 mg/j, MMF
Case 8 []27 64FemalePleomorphic carcinoma of the lung, T2N0M1//Ipilimumab/4Methylprednisolone (pulse), tocilizumab, infliximab
Case 9 []28 58FemaleMelanoma, stage 4/1Ipilimumab64Methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg, tocilizumab, and Etanercept
Case 10 []29 55MaleNon-small cell lung cancer, stage 4COVID vaccine the day before/Ipilimumab101Steroid pulse
Case 11 []30 43MaleGastric adenocarcinoma liver metastasis/1/81Prednisolone 1 mg/kg, methylprednisolone 1000 mg
Case 12 []31 25MaleHodgkin lymphoma/1/62/
ICI – immune checkpoint inhibitors; CRS – cytokine release syndrome; LH – Hodgkin lymphoma; 5-FU – 5-fluorouracil; CV301 – cancer vaccine 301; MMF – mycophenolate mofetil; TNF – tumor necrosis factor.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923