ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2021
Pembrolizumab-induced cytokine release syndrome in a patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma: a case report.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors-related cytokine storm syndrome: a systematic review of characteristics, treatment, and outcomes.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Systemic inflammatory syndromes as life-threatening side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors: case report and systematic review of the literature.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2023Pooled it
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- The Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Journey: From Early Promise to Lasting Impact.Journal of immunotherapy and precision oncology · 2026Review
- Cytokine release syndrome complicated with sepsis induced by tislelizumab in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Pembrolizumab-Induced Simultaneous and Refractory Systemic Capillary Leak and Cytokine Release Syndromes: A Case Report.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Preoperative pembrolizumab‑induced hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with breast cancer: A case report.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- A Case Report of Sustained Cytokine Release Syndrome Due to Glofitamab and Literature Review.Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications · 2025Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Antibody in Treatment of Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.Journal of hematology · 2024Article
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- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/cytokine release syndrome secondary to neoadjuvant pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer: a case study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Relapsing cytokine release syndrome in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab and axitinib therapy.International cancer conference journal · 2024Article
- Tislelizumab-induced cytokine release syndrome: the first case report and review of the literature.Immunotherapy · 2024Review
- Cytokine nanosponges suppressing overactive macrophages and dampening systematic cytokine storm for the treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Reshaping the systemic tumor immune environment (STIE) and tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in solid tumors.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2022Review
- Cytokine Release Syndrome Induced by Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Case Report with Implications for Early Diagnosis and Management.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a well-described immune-related adverse event following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, but has rarely been reported following anti-programmed death ligand-1 therapy. We report the case of a 55-year-old man with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma who presented with fever, chills and hypotension. Initial labs were notable for highly elevated serum ferritin levels and mildly elevated triglyceride levels. He was ultimately diagnosed with pembrolizumab-induced CRS complicated by multiorgan failure. The patient was treated with steroids and tocilizumab with normalization of inflammatory markers and resolution of renal failure. This case not only highlights the importance of considering CRS in patients who have developed multiorgan failure after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, but also demonstrates clinical similarities between CRS and other hyperinflammatory states such as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
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