Are patients in haemodialysis good candidates for immunotherapy treatment?

Melanoma Res. 2019 Oct;29(5):553-555. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000616.

Abstract

The effectiveness and safety of nivolumab, an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 mAbmonoclonal antibody, in patients with renal replacement therapy is unclear, with limited evidence supporting its usefulness in this context. Therefore, we report a case of recurrent metastatic melanoma in a patient on haemodialysis successfully treated with nivolumab. As seen in patients without renal impairment, significant regression of the lesions was observed after 8 weeks of treatment, reaching complete clinical response after 4 months. During follow-up, no dose adjustment, delay, or treatment suspension due to toxicity were required.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Diabetic Nephropathies / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Nivolumab / therapeutic use*
  • Renal Dialysis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Nivolumab