Ipilimumab-associated cholestatic hepatitis: a case report and literature review

Melanoma Res. 2017 Aug;27(4):380-382. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000366.

Abstract

Ipilimumab is a monoclonal antibody that exerts its effects by inhibiting the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 receptor on cytotoxic T lymphocytes. It is frequently used for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Ipilimumab may lead to several immune-related disease including colitis, thyroiditis, pneumonia, hepatitis, or pancreatitis as a side effect. Limited number of cases with hepatic damage as an ipilimumab-related adverse event has been reported in the literature. This agent has been implicated in causing acute hepatitis-like liver injury. Here, we presented a case in which cholestatic hepatitis developed during ipilimumab use for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Hepatitis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Ipilimumab / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Ipilimumab