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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Immune-related ureteritis and cystitis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: Case report and literature review.

Jun Li, Ya-Fen Yu, Xiao-Wei Qi, Yuan Du, Chun-Qing Li

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. When Checkpoint Inhibitors Break Barriers: Mechanisms and Challenges of irAEs of the Skin, Gastrointestinal Tract, and Lung.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  10. Cabazitaxel-induced ureteritis in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients: a single center case series 2014-2024.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2025
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  14. A Case of Isolated Autoimmune Ureteritis in A 25-Year-Old Male.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025
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  19. [Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Related Cystoureteritis:
A Case Report and Literature Review].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun LiDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Ya-Fen YuDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Xiao-Wei QiDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Yuan DuDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Chun-Qing LiDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Wuxi Fourth People's Hospital · CNJiangnan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), including anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (anti-CTLA4) and anti-programmed death cell protein 1 (anti-PD-1), are increasingly prescribed in metastatic carcinoma therapy. ICI-related kidney injury is gradually recognized by clinicians. However, immune-related ureteritis and cystitis easily go undiagnosed. We report three cases of PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb)-related ureteritis and cystitis. We further carried out a review of the literature about ICI-related ureteritis and cystitis. The cases in our reports manifest urinary irritation, sterile pyuria, gross hematuria, hydronephrosis, dilation of the ureters, and acute kidney injury. Urinary irritation improved effectively; urinalysis and renal function returned to normal after glucocorticoid therapy. During ICI therapy, urinalysis and renal function and urinary imaging examination are recommended to be monitored regularly. It contributes to identify immune-related ureteritis/cystitis earlier to efficiently alleviate urinary symptoms and immunologic urinary tract injury through glucocorticoid therapy while avoiding the abuse of antibiotics.

Indexed as

CystitisGastrointestinal DiseasesUrinary Tract InfectionsGlucocorticoidsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsInflammationGlucocorticoidsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorscase reportglucocorticiodsimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmune-related adverseliterature review

Identifiers

PMID36685488
PMCPMC9853439
OpenAlexW4313598783

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