International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 2, Issue 7 | Case Report | Open Access

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors to Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Allograft Rejection: A Case Report

Tavares Monique*

DepartmentofMedicalOncology,A.C.CamargoCancerCenter,SãoPaulo,(SãoPaulo), Brazil

*Correspondence to: Tavares Monique 

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Abstract

A male patient who underwent a pre-emptive renal allograft and, nine years after thetransplant, was diagnosed with nodular melanoma in the left shoulder, developing a fewmonths later metastases. After two cycles of combined therapy with anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA4, the patient was confirmed with acute rejection of the transplanted kidney allograft. Areview and discussion about renal allograft rejection and the use of immune checkpointinhibitorstometastaticmelanomaisreported.

Keywords:

Kidney; Renal allograft; Metastatic melanoma

Citation:

Santana Débora, Saldanha Erick, Zanotti Jéssica, Tavares Monique. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors to Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Allograft Rejection: A Case Report. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2023;2(7):1-3.