Extra-Nodal, Nasal, Natural Killer T-Cell Lymphoma Treated With a Checkpoint Inhibitor: A Case Report of a Sustained Complete Response.

abscopal effect enktl immune checkpoint inhibitor immune therapy pd-1 inhibitor

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
23 Apr 2021
Historique:
entrez: 28 5 2021
pubmed: 29 5 2021
medline: 29 5 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Extra-nodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is a rare and aggressive hematologic malignancy found in the nasal cavity and adjacent locations in 80% of cases, accounting for approximately 10% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and 0.4% of all cancers. Prognosis is typically poor and depends on stage, location, age, and tumor markers for targeted therapy, which is reserved for relapsed/refractory ENKTL. Of those, advanced clinical stage, higher Prognostic Index (PI), nodal involvement, Ki-67 expression, large cells, local tumor invasiveness, and circulating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-DNA levels are predictive of worse survival. Here, we present a rare case of a patient in remission 30 months after diagnosis of ENKTL following a sustained complete response to pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34046285
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14654
pmc: PMC8141688
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e14654

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, Diab et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Radwan Diab (R)

Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.

Syed Kamran (S)

Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.

Bridget Adcock (B)

Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.

Khalil Choucair (K)

Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.

Quoc V Truong (QV)

Hematology/Oncology, Cancer Center of Kansas, Wichita, USA.

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