Nivolumab Induced Toxicity Presenting As Pneumonitis- A Case Report
Vulisha AK, Talwar A, Verma S, Gupta A, Lam L, Bhushan S and Singh R
Received Date: Apr 06, 2018 / Accepted Date: Apr 16, 2018 / Published Date: Apr 21, 2018
Abstract
Nivolumab is a recently approved medication that shows significant clinical activity for various types of malignancies such melanoma, renal cell carcinoma and non-small cell carcinoma. Pneumonitis is a rare, but, possibly fatal manifestation that still remains ambiguous. This article presents a case of nivolumab induced pneumonitis in a patient with melanoma and discusses management plans.
Keywords: Nivolumab; Drug induced pneumonitis; Steroids; Melanoma; Checkpoint inhibitor; Crytogenic organizing pneumonia
Citation: Vulisha AK, Talwar A, Verma S, Gupta A, Lam L, et al. (2018) Nivolumab Induced Toxicity Presenting As Pneumonitis- A Case Report. J Pulm Respir Med 8: 455. Doi: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000455
Copyright: © 2018 Vulisha AK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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