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. 2019 Jan 15;2019:3614980. doi: 10.1155/2019/3614980

Table 2.

Case reports associating nivolumab therapy with nephrotoxic reactions.

Author Patients Age Gender ICPI Cancer Renal biopsy Treatment Outcome
Hoffman et al. [9] 1 52 yrs M Nivolumab Melanoma Not available Steroids Recovery

Shirali et al. [13] 6 67.5 yrs 3M/3F Nivolumab/
Pembrolizumab/
Ipilimumab
NSCLC Tubulointerstitial inflammation with infiltrate of lymphocytes Steroids in 5 of 6 patients Recovery

Kishi et al. [10] 1 72 yrs M Nivolumab NSCLC IgA nephropathy No steroids Recovery

Murakami et al. [12] 1 75 yrs M Combination of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Melanoma Tubulointerstitial inflammation with infiltrate of lymphocytes Steroids Recovery

Koda et al. [11] 1 67 yrs M Nivolumab NSCLC Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis without granuloma formation Steroids Recovery

Bottlaender et al. [8] 1 76 yrs F Ipilumumab-Nivolumab Melanoma Interstitial edema with dense inflammatory infiltrates Steroids Recovery

Jung et al. [4] 1 70 yrs M Nivolumab Kidney cancer Diffusive tubular injury and complex-mediated glomerulonephritis Steroids and hemodialysis Recovery

ICPI= immune checkpoint inhibitor; NSCLC= non-small cell lung cancer; M= male, F= female.