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

Fig. 8. Case 2: valganciclovir treatment of late-onset αPD-1/αCTLA-4-related hepatitis.

Fig. 8

A 49-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 of valganciclovir treatment. c Histopathological image of a liver biopsy taken at the start of week 72 showing signs consistent with drug toxicity, autoimmunity or viral infection (H&E staining; scale bar 500 µm). d Extensive centrilobular necrosis (arrows) involving 30–40% of hepatocytes was observed (H&E staining; scale bar 100 µm). e Dense inflammatory infiltration of lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils was seen in portal areas (H&E staining; scale bar 100 µm).