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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2026

Case Report: Successful treatment of steroid-refractory severe immunotherapy-induced pneumonitis with equine antithymocyte globulin.

Thi Thao Vi Luong, Lindon Lin, John Coutsouvelis, Eli Dabscheck, Steven Ivulich, Hayley Burridge, Dominic Keating, Mark Shackleton, Andrew Haydon, Miles C Andrews

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Thi Thao Vi LuongDepartment of Medical Oncology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Lindon LinDepartment of Pharmacy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
John CoutsouvelisDepartment of Pharmacy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Eli DabscheckDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Steven IvulichDepartment of Pharmacy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Hayley BurridgeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Dominic KeatingDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Mark ShackletonDepartment of Medical Oncology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Andrew Haydon *Department of Medical Oncology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Miles C Andrews *Department of Medical Oncology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized melanoma treatment but are associated with autoimmune toxicities. Immunotherapy-induced pneumonitis (IIP) is a potentially fatal immune-related adverse event. Current management of IIP involves corticosteroids, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), intravenous immunoglobulin, or infliximab for severe cases. Limited data exist for corticosteroid-refractory pneumonitis. This case report is the first to describe successful treatment of refractory grade 4 IIP with equine antithymocyte globulin (eATG) after failure of corticosteroids and MMF. A 50-year-old woman with recurrent unresectable melanoma in the right ankle developed grade 4 IIP after receiving two cycles of ipilimumab and nivolumab. Despite intravenous high-dose corticosteroid and MMF, her clinical condition continued to rapidly deteriorate. eATG was administered due to its rapid onset of T lymphocyte depletion and its use in immunotherapy-induced myocarditis. An 8-day course was delivered with dose adjustment to achieve therapeutic CD2

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antithymocyte globulinATGAMcorticosteroid-refractory pneumonitisimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapy-induced pneumonitis

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PMCPMC13043398

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