China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 153-157.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202203153

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PD-1 blockade therapy induced skin irAEs: cases report and literature review

SUN Liang1, HAN Dan1, HU Juli2, LIU Wenli1, ZHOU Yan1, LIANG Yan1, MU Xin1, MU Kuanhou1   

  1. 1 Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China;
    2 Department of Dermatology, Xunyi County Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xunyi 711300, China
  • Online:2022-03-15 Published:2022-01-04
  • Contact: MU Kuanhou, E-mail: mkhn001@163.com.

Abstract: PD-1/PD-L1 blockade therapy is a representative immunotherapy that shows a major breakthrough in cancer therapy and dermatologic reactions are the most prevalent immune-related adverse events (irAEs). We reported 4 cases of different skin irAEs, including eczema, erythema multiforme, TEN, eosinophilic dermatitis. And the studies of dermatologic reactions induced by PD-1/PD-L1 blockade from Pubmed since 2015 were respectively analyzed, including sex, age, drug and lesion type, etc. In order to improve the attention of irAEs manifested as skin disease, to timely treat the patient with life-threatening adverse reactions, and to help improve the quality of life and prognosis of tumor patients.

Key words: cancer immune therapy, checkpoint inhibitors, irAEs manifested as skin disease