Atezolizumab-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

© 2018 The Author(s). Atezolizumab is a humanized anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint antibody that is currently used in many kinds of advanced carcinoma including metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The cutaneous side effect profile reported only 20% of the patients which had only mild maculopapular ra...

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Main Authors: Phatcharawat Chirasuthat, Pamela Chayavichitsilp
Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46680
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Institution: Mahidol University
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Summary:© 2018 The Author(s). Atezolizumab is a humanized anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint antibody that is currently used in many kinds of advanced carcinoma including metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The cutaneous side effect profile reported only 20% of the patients which had only mild maculopapular rash that required no treatment. There is no case report of anti-PD-L1 antibody-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) eruptions. To the best of our knowledge, there is no case report of atezolizumab-induced SJS or SJS/TEN induced by anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint antibodies. We believe that our report will be useful to dermatologists who are consultants in the inpatient settings, as atezolizumab is an anti-neoplastic agent that has a potential to be used in multiple malignancies.