Capecitabine and oxaliplatin induced Steven-Johnson syndrome following nivolumab in a patient of metastatic esophageal carcinoma

Int Cancer Conf J. 2024 Feb 29;13(2):167-170. doi: 10.1007/s13691-024-00660-y. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Stevens-Johnson syndrome presents as mucocutaneous blistering and sloughing, which may follow a devastating clinical course. Although Stevens-Johnson syndrome has been reported following the administration of anticancer drugs, only a few cases induced by cytotoxic anticancer drugs, administered after immune checkpoint inhibitors, have been reported. The present report describes a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome caused by capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPEOX) combination chemotherapy, in a patient with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, who had been previously treated with nivolumab.

Keywords: Capecitabine; Nivolumab; Oxaliplatin; Steven–Johnson syndrome.