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Matsuoka, Natsumi Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tsuji, Kenji Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID Kaken ID researchmap
Ichihara, Eiki Department of Hematology, Oncology, Allergy and Respiratory Medicine,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Kaken ID publons
Hara, Takayuki Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Fukushima, Kazuhiko Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Toma, Kishio Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kitamura, Shinji Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Kaken ID publons
Inagaki, Kenichi Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Kaken ID publons
Sugiyama, Hitoshi Department of Human Resource Development of Dialysis Therapy for Kidney Disease, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Wada, Jun Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Abstract
Background
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has significantly improved the prognosis of patients with advanced malignancies. On the other hand, these drugs might cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs) including endocrinopathies and nephropathies. Thyroid dysfunction is one of the most common irAEs. For ICIs-induced nephropathies, most cases are due to tubulointerstitial nephritis, which might require steroid treatment. Here, we report a patient with non-small cell lung cancer treated with ICI who developed increased serum creatinine (s-Cr) levels due to ICIs-induced hypothyroidism.
Case presentation
A 57-year-old Asian man with refractory non-small cell lung cancer under ICIs therapy (pembrolizumab, an anti-programmed cell death-1 monoclonal antibody) developed increased s-Cr levels 5 months after the pembrolizumab initiation. His laboratory data, renal biopsy, and Gallium-67 scintigraphy findings denied pembrolizumab-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis. His renal function was correlated with thyroid function. Despite the increase of s-Cr levels, serum cystatin C levels were normal, which could be explained by the hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine treatment improved renal function as well as thyroid function. Then pembrolizumab was resumed, and both his thyroid and renal function remained normal level. Ultimately, we concluded that the increased s-Cr levels were caused by pembrolizumab-induced hypothyroidism.
Conclusion
All clinicians involved in ICI treatment need to recognize the possible increase in s-Cr levels caused by ICIs-induced hypothyroidism, and we propose monitoring serum cystatin C levels to differentiate ICIs-induced hypothyroidism from tubulointerstitial nephritis before invasive renal biopsies or steroid treatment, which are recommended by the prescribing information for pembrolizumab, are performed.
Keywords
Pembrolizumab
Hypothyroidism
Creatinine
Cystatin C
Published Date
2020-03-31
Publication Title
BMC Nephrology
Volume
volume21
Publisher
BMC
Start Page
113
ISSN
1471-2369
Content Type
Journal Article
language
English
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岡山大学
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© The Author(s). 2020
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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18 K15978