Bullous Pemphigoid as an Adverse Reaction to Pembrolizumab: Two Case Reports

oleh: Kenneth Thomsen, Jon Diernaes, Trine Heide Øllegaard, Eva Spaun, Christian Vestergaard

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Karger Publishers 2018-06-01

Deskripsi

Checkpoint inhibitors are novel and promising treatment options for different types of cancer. Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab, have been shown to significantly raise the survival rates of disseminated malignant melanoma (MM). Autoimmune adverse reactions are very common in checkpoint inhibitors. We present 2 cases of bullous pemphigoid, as adverse reactions to pembrolizumab-treated MM.