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Complete response of metastatic melanoma in a patient with Crohn’s disease simultaneously receiving anti-α4β7 and anti-PD1 antibodies

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Frohne, Christopher C., Llano, Ernesto M., Perkovic, Ashley, Cohen, Russell D., Luke, Jason J.·2019·Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) are increasingly being used in the treatment of a variety of malignancies. The original studies that demonstrated the efficacy of ICPIs excluded patients actively being treated for autoimmune conditions, and there is only limited evidence that these treatments are safe and effective in this population of patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a man with Crohn's disease actively requiring immunosuppressive therapy who subsequently received pembrolizumab for metastatic melanoma. He had no further progression of metastatic disease and had resolution of his pulmonary nodule while he experienced no Crohn's disease flares or immune related adverse events. We surveyed the existing literature for studies examining the use of ICPIs in patients with autoimmune disorders and reviewed the unique mechanism of action of the α4β7 inhibitor, vedolizumab. CONCLUSION: Patients with autoimmune conditions should be considered candidates for immune checkpoint inhibition even in the setting of active immunosuppressive therapy. The mechanism of action of immunosuppressive therapy should be considered with the most targeted form of treatment being used when possible. Further prospective studies investigating immunotherapy in patients with autoimmune conditions are warranted.

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Authors
Frohne, C. C., Llano, E. M., Perkovic, A., Cohen, R. D., & Luke, J. J.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Luke, Jason J.
Venue
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2019-01-06
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
1-1
ISSN
2051-1426 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2917853396
Cited by
171
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 5
FWCI
9.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
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  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Department of Defense Career Development Award (W81XWH-17-1-0265)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
metastatic melanoma, Crohn's disease, immune checkpoint inhibitors, pembrolizumab, vedolizumab, anti-PD-1, autoimmune disease, immunosuppressive therapy, immune-related adverse events, pulmonary nodules, complete response
MeSH terms
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Crohn Disease, Humans, Immunosuppression Therapy, Male, Melanoma, Middle Aged, Integrins, Treatment Outcome, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

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