Case Report

Acute Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer under Immunotherapy with Nivolumab

Table 2

Case reports associating nivolumab therapy with nephrotoxic reactions.

AuthorPatientsAgeGenderICPICancerRenal biopsyTreatmentOutcome

Hoffman et al. [9]152 yrsMNivolumabMelanomaNot availableSteroidsRecovery

Shirali et al. [13]667.5 yrs3M/3FNivolumab/
Pembrolizumab/
Ipilimumab
NSCLCTubulointerstitial inflammation with infiltrate of lymphocytesSteroids in 5 of 6 patientsRecovery

Kishi et al. [10]172 yrsMNivolumabNSCLCIgA nephropathyNo steroidsRecovery

Murakami et al. [12]175 yrsMCombination of Nivolumab and IpilimumabMelanomaTubulointerstitial inflammation with infiltrate of lymphocytesSteroidsRecovery

Koda et al. [11]167 yrsMNivolumabNSCLCAcute tubulointerstitial nephritis without granuloma formationSteroidsRecovery

Bottlaender et al. [8]176 yrsFIpilumumab-NivolumabMelanomaInterstitial edema with dense inflammatory infiltratesSteroidsRecovery

Jung et al. [4]170 yrsMNivolumabKidney cancerDiffusive tubular injury and complex-mediated glomerulonephritisSteroids and hemodialysisRecovery

ICPI= immune checkpoint inhibitor; NSCLC= non-small cell lung cancer; M= male, F= female.