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. 2025 Mar 3;16:1535220. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1535220

Table 1.

A summary of previously reported cases of similar lesions due to PD-1 inhibitors.

No. Author & Year Disease Treatment of disease Lesions
1 Tembunde & Dika, 2023 (11) Lung cancer Pembrolizumab; 200 mg intravenous infusions every three weeks The lesions started a week after beginning pembrolizumab for NSCLC, the lesion was
intermittent, typically present for one to two weeks before resolving spontaneously.
2 Olsen et al, 2024 (10) Recurrent metastatic oropharyngeal SCC1 Nivolumab The lesions started after begin treatment with nivolumab 1 month, the patient was able to continue nivolumab infusions without significant interruption during the entire course of treatment for the KAs.
3 Fradet et al, 2019 (3) Metastatic bronchial SCC1 Pembrolizumab After treating for the second treatment cycle;developed hyper-keratotic nodular lesions (more than 30 lesions in total) on the dorsal region of his hands, knees and legs.
4 Crow et al, 2020 (12) Metastatic melanoma Pembrolizumab Developed severely pruritic violaceous plaques on the trunk and extremities shortly after the initiation of pembrolizumab, concomitantly developed numerous scaly papules, plaques, and crateriform nodules on the extremities.
5 Crow et al, 2020 (12) Metastatic mesothelioma Pembrolizumab Developed severely pruritic violaceous plaques on the trunk and extremities shortly after the initiation of pembrolizumab, concomitantly developed numerous scaly papules, plaques, and crateriform nodules on the extremities.
6 Crow et al, 2020 (12) Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma Nivolumab Presented with pruritic, ill-defined scaly plaques on the trunk and extremities that were shown histopathologically to be spongiotic dermatitis, and numerous verrucous papules on the legs that were biopsy-proven KAs.

1, squamous cell carcinoma.