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. 2021 Mar 4;12:1439. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21572-y

Fig. 7. Case 1: valganciclovir treatment of late-onset αPD-1/αCTLA-4-related hepatitis.

Fig. 7

A 54-year-old male patient who received αPD-1 (Nivolumab) plus αCTLA-4 (Ipilimumab) dual therapy for metastatic melanoma presented with late-onset hepatitis. a Course of treatment. b Change in hepatitis-related parameters over time and their association with introduction, withdrawal and re-introduction of valganciclovir treatment. c The patient presented at the end of week 40 with recrudescent hepatitis and was treated with 900 mg/day valganciclovir for 2 days prior to liver biopsy. Histopathological image of the liver biopsy (H&E staining; scale bar 500 µm). d Generally, the liver parenchyma appeared normal (H&E staining; scale bar 100 µm). e Only a few lymphocytes and sparse necrotic hepatocytes were observed in portal areas with small bile plugs (arrows) with no signs of hepatitis (H&E staining; scale bar 100 µm).