A Case of Organizing Pneumonia (OP) Associated with Pembrolizumab.

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Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology-Oncology Unit, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Published: June 2016

Until recently, chemotherapy for metastatic melanoma had disappointing results. The identification of immune checkpoints such as CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1 has led to the development of an array of monoclonal antibodies (Mabs). These immunologic approaches against tumoral cells come with a novel kind of side effects that the clinician needs to be familiarized with. Herein, we report for the first time a case of organizing pneumonia, based on imaging and cytological analyses of bronchoalveolar lavage, possibly associated with the use of pembrolizumab, an anti-PD-1 Mab recently approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877140PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/DTI.S31565DOI Listing

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