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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Severe Gastritis Due to Nivolumab Treatment of a Metastatic Melanoma Patient.

George Samonis, Aikaterini Bousmpoukea, Aristea Molfeta, Antonios D Kalkinis, Kalliopi Petraki, Christos Koutserimpas, Dimitrios Bafaloukos

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A case series of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced gastritis.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2025
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  3. Nivolumab-induced tumour-like gastritis: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

George SamonisFirst Oncology Department, Metropolitan Hospital, Neon Faliron, 18547 Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini BousmpoukeaFirst Oncology Department, Metropolitan Hospital, Neon Faliron, 18547 Athens, Greece.
Aristea MolfetaFirst Oncology Department, Metropolitan Hospital, Neon Faliron, 18547 Athens, Greece.
Antonios D KalkinisDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital, Neon Faliron, 18547 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4803-2768
Kalliopi PetrakiDepartment of Pathology, Metropolitan Hospital, Neon Faliron, 18547 Athens, Greece.
Christos KoutserimpasDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, "251" Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, 11525 Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios BafaloukosFirst Oncology Department, Metropolitan Hospital, Neon Faliron, 18547 Athens, Greece.
Metropolitan Hospital · GRHellenic Air Force · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nivolumab, an anti-PD-1 check point inhibitor, is an immunotherapeutic agent, representing a major step in the treatment of melanoma. However, its use is associated with severe toxicities. Among them, gastrointestinal (GI) disorders from the lower GI tract have been widely reported. On the contrary, disorders from the upper GI tract are rare. Such a case of delayed nivolumab induced severe gastritis in a 53-year-old Caucasian female patient suffering metastatic melanoma is described. The patient's symptoms from the upper GI tract began 4 months after nivolumab treatment initiation. The diagnosis was based on imaging, including PET/CT, endoscopical and pathological findings. The side effect was successfully treated with prolonged administration of proton pump inhibitors and corticosteroids. There are only a few cases of immune check point inhibitors (ICPis) induced upper GI tract disorders, while it seems that the symptoms from nivolumab induced upper GI tract damages appear later than those reported in the lower part. Nivolumab, among other side effects, may cause severe gastritis. Hence, this pathological entity should be included in the list of this drug's side effects.

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PMCPMC9689097
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