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ArticleHeliyon2024

A case report of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis induced by toripalimab plus chemoradiotherapy in cervical cancer.

Shuhua Wei, Hongbo Chen, Xiuwen Deng, Ping Jiang, Junjie Wang

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. 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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Shuhua WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
Hongbo ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
Xiuwen DengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
Ping JiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
Junjie WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.

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Abstract

Background: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by immune hyperactivation. Unlike primary HLH, immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-triggered HLH is not well described, and there is a lack of theranostic guidelines. Herein, we first reported the successful management of PD-1 inhibitor-associated HLH in locally advanced cervical cancer. Case presentation: We report a case of HLH in a 47-year-old patient with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) IIIC1r cervical cancer who received toripalimab, a programmed cell death-1 receptor inhibitor, combined with chemoradiotherapy. The patient developed pyrexia, splenomegaly, leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, hyperferritinemia, reduced NK cell activity, elevated sCD25 levels, and hemophagocytosis in a bone marrow aspirate. Our patient was successfully treated with methylprednisolone, indicating that immune-induced HLH might respond to glucocorticoids, and is still alive with a complete response of the tumor. Conclusion: Considering the possibility of HLH is needed in patients receiving ICIs to detect rare toxicities at an early stage when the patient develops uncontrollable fever, cytopenia, and splenomegaly, our multidisciplinary treatment modality contributed to the early diagnosis and successful management of HLH, avoiding progressive tissue damage and organ failure. Whether glucocorticoids are used alone or not for immune-associated HLH needs further investigation.

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Cervical cancerHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisPD-1Toripalimab

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PMID39040237
PMCPMC11261852

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