Cutaneous adverse events caused byimmune checkpoint inhibitors:classification and management
Nie Fangfang, Fu Jie
Department of Radiation Oncology,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affliated Sixth People′s Hospital,Shanghai 200233,China
Abstract Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) have been successfully used in the treatment of multiple malignancies. However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) may occur during treatment. Cutaneous adverse event (CAE) is acommon type of irAE. Mild CAEs include maculopapule,lichenoid reaction,bullous pemphigoid,vitiligo,psoriasis, and scleroderma. Severe and even life-threatening CAEs include Steven-Johnson syndromeand toxic epidermal necrolysis. Other CAEs include drug reactionwith eosinophiliaand systemic symptoms,Sweet′s syndrome,alopecia,Grover′s disease, and paraneoplastic syndrome. This paper reviews the treatment of cutaneous adverse events associated with ICPIs.
Key words :
immune checkpoint inhibitors
immune-related adverse events
cutaneous adverse events
Received: 29 November 2017
Fund: Three-Year Plan for Promoting Clinical Skills andInnovation in Municipal Hospitals of Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center (16CR3112B)
Corresponding Authors:
Fu Jie,Email:fujie74@sjtu.edu.cn
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