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. 2016 Nov 22;17:188. doi: 10.1186/s12882-016-0408-2

Table 1.

Reports in the literature of immunotherapy-associated renal adverse events and treatment

Author No. of patients Age Gender Medication Cancer Kidney biopsy Treatment Outcome
Fadel et al. [11] 2009 1 64 M Ipilimumab Melanoma Extra-membranous and mesangial deposits of immunoglobulin (consistent with lupus nephritis) Steroids Resolved
Forde et al. [12] 2012 1 59 M Ipilimumab Melanoma Not available Steroids; no dialysis Resolved
Voskens et al. [13] 2013 1 53 F Ipilimumab Mucosal Not available Steroids Resolved
2 72 F Ipilimumab Unknown primary Not available Steroids Resolved
Izzedine et al. [14] 2014 1 72 M Ipilimumab Melanoma Interstitial inflammation and poly-nuclear infiltration in glomerulus Steroids Resolved
2 60 F Ipilimumab Melanoma Tubulointerstitial inflammation with necrosis and two non-necrotizing granulomas Steroids Resolved
Thajudeen et al. [15] 2015 1 74 M Ipilimumab Melanoma Interstitial edema with infiltrate of lymphocytes and granulomas Steroids Resolved; ipilimumab resumed
Vandiver et al. [16] 2016 1 58 F Nivolumab Melanoma Not available Steroids Resolved
Hofmann et al. [17] 2016 1 52 M Nivolumab Melanoma Not available Steroids and normal saline Resolved; nivolumab resumed
2 73 M Pembrolizumab Melanoma Not available Steroids Improved