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. 2021 Mar 24;14(4):288. doi: 10.3390/ph14040288

Table 2.

Adverse events after PD-1, PD-L1 blockade.

Affected Organ/System Adverse Event Symptoms References
Lung Pneumonitis asymptomatic, cough, dyspnea, chest pain, wheezing [132,133]
Sarcoidosis asymptomatic, cough, dyspnea
Gastrointestinal Colitis diarrhea, bloody stools, abdominal discomfort or pain, [132,134]
Esophagitis anorexia, nausea
loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting
Gastritis
Mucositis
Pancreatitis Fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain with irradiation in the back [135]
Liver Hepatitis asymptomatic, fever, nausea, vomiting [134]
Skin Skin Rash [136]
Pruritus
Vitiligo
Endocrine Hypophysitis fatigue, headache, nausea, postural hypotension, anorexia, tachycardia [132,134]
Hypothyroidism asymptomatic, fatigue, constipation, bradycardia, cold intolerance [132,137]
Hypertiroidism tachycardia, tremor
Diabetes mellitus
type I
Asymptomatic, polyuria, polydipsia [132,137]
Ocular Uveitis eye redness and pain, decreased vision [138]
Neurologic Meningitis, encephalitis, Guillain Barre syndrome, myastenia gravis, polyradiculitis, nausea, fatigue, headache, blurred vision, dysesthesia, fever, hallucinations, confusion, muscle weakness, tetraplegia, paraplegia [139]
Cardiac Myocarditis, pericarditis
hypertension, arrhythmias, myocardial
infarction
palpitations, dyspnea, chest pain, fatigue [134,140]
Hematological Aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, immune thrombocytopenia fatigue, bleeding, infections [132]
Rheumatologic Vasculitis, Sicca syndrome, polymiositis, systemic lupus erythematosus mialgia, joint swelling and pain, dryness of mouth and eye [141]