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. 2019 Oct 3;5(10):898–903. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.07.015

Table I.

Summary of clinical characteristics and treatment course

Patient no. Age (y) and sex Cancer diagnosis Metastatic sites PD-1 inhibitor Best tumor response to PD-1 Time (mo) to onset of eruption after PD-1 Clinical features on physical examination Primary clinical morphologies PD-1 interrupted or discontinued because of NBP? Oral steroid course and time Treatment course of NBP Treatment response of NBP
1 78, male Melanoma Lung Nivolumab Complete response 7 Pruritic, erythematous, polymorphic macules and papules Eczematous and urticarial Discontinued 10 mg qd for 1 mo, subsequent taper over 1 mo
  • Triamcinolone ointment bid prn

  • Doxycycline 100 mg bid

  • Nicotinamide 500 mg qd

  • 300 mg omalizumab q4w

Complete resolution after omalizumab
2 78, male Esophageal adenocarcinoma Lung and pleura Pembrolizumab Stable disease initially, but ultimately progressed <1 Pruritic, erythematous eruption with urticarial and eczematous features on trunk, extremities, and neck Urticarial Not interrupted or discontinued 4-mo steroid taper, maximum dose: 60 mg × 5 d
  • Triamcinolone ointment bid prn

  • Doxycycline 100 mg bid

  • Nicotinamide 500 mg qd

  • 300 mg omalizumab subq q4w

Complete resolution after omalizumab
3 62, male Lung adenocarcinoma Brain, adrenal gland Pembrolizumab Stable disease initially, but ultimately progressed 12 Urticarial plaques with central scale on trunk (Fig 2, B) Urticarial Discontinued because of disease progression Steroid taper, maximum dose: 10 mg
  • 0.05% Betamethasone ointment

  • Tetracycline 500 mg bid

  • Nicotinamide 500 mg bid

  • Rituximab 325 mg/m2 qw for 4 wk

Complete resolution after rituximab
4 58, male Melanoma Lung, skin Pembrolizumab Decreased tumor burden 7 Diffuse erythematous, pruritic eruption on neck, trunk, and extremities Urticarial Discontinued 14-day steroid taper, maximum dose: 10 mg
  • Clobetasol 0.05% ointment bid prn

  • Doxycycline 100 mg bid

  • Nicotinamide 500 mg bid

  • Rituximab 325 mg/m2 qw for 4 wk

Complete resolution after rituximab

bid, Twice daily; NBP, nonbullous pemphigoid; PD-1, programmed cell death 1; prn, as needed; q4w, every 4 weeks; qd, every day; qw, every week; subq, subcutaneous.