Delayed-Onset Isolated ICI (pembrolizumab)-Associated Gastritis with Concomitant Intussusception

R I Med J (2013). 2024 Dec 2;107(12):36-37.

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are increasingly used in the treatment of a number of malignancies and carry a known risk of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). IrAEs cover a broad range of affected organ systems and presenting symptoms. While the gastrointestinal system is a commonly affected system, isolated gastritis is an uncommon diagnosis. We present a patient with isolated ICI-related gastritis presenting with concomitant intussusception caused by the anti-programmed cell death-1 antibody, pembrolizumab.

Keywords: gastritis; immune checkpoint inhibitor; immune related adverse events; pembrolizumab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized* / adverse effects
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized* / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / adverse effects
  • Gastritis* / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Intussusception* / chemically induced
  • Intussusception* / etiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
  • pembrolizumab