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jabbrv-ltwa-all.ldf jabbrv-ltwa-en.ldf Vitiligo-like Depigmentation and Immune-Related Kidney Injury Following PD-1 Antibody Treatment for Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Case Report
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  • Wang Yuejiao,
  • Chen Tao,
  • Shen Xiaoxiao,
  • Lu Fangfang,
  • Shi Weihua,
  • Guo Aisong
Wang Yuejiao
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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Chen Tao
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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Shen Xiaoxiao
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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Lu Fangfang
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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Shi Weihua
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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Guo Aisong
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

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Abstract

While programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibodies play an important role in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer, these treatments can cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs). irAEs can affect multiple body systems, vary in severity, and have diverse clinical manifestations. Vitiligo-like depigmentation and acute kidney injury are relatively rare irAEs observed in clinical practice. This report describes the case of a patient with advanced gastric cancer who developed vitiligo-like depigmentation and acute kidney injury eight weeks after treatment with a PD-1 antibody combined with chemotherapy. The patient refused steroid treatment, leading to a progressive increase in serum creatinine concentration, recurrent proteinuria, sterile pyuria, and hematuria. Depigmentation was notably evident in sun-exposed areas of the face and both upper limbs. Eighteen weeks after discontinuing PD-1 treatment, the patient’s serum creatinine level and glomerular filtration rate had returned to normal levels, while the pyuria, hematuria, and proteinuria normalized. However, the vitiligo-like depigmentation showed no improvement. This case demonstrates that mild immunotherapy-induced acute kidney injury can show partial or complete renal function recovery without steroid treatment after cancer treatment discontinuation; however, without intervention, vitiligo-like depigmentation is difficult to improve.
07 Oct 2024Submitted to Cancer Reports
18 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
18 Oct 2024Assigned to Editor
18 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Oct 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned