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Well-controlled pleural effusion indicated pseudoprogression after immunotherapy in lung cancer: A case report
Guihong Liu1,2, Tao Chen3, Ronghui Li1
1Oncology Department, Chengdu No. 7 People's Hospital, Chengdu Tumor Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Abstract:
Squamous cancer (SqCC) of the lung has a poor prognosis. With the advent of immunotherapy, prognosis has tended to improve; however, pseudoprogression poses a challenge to the management of immunotherapy. Herein, we discuss the case of a 47-year-old heavy smoker with advanced SqCC. The patient had recurrent disease after initial successful control of the tumor by concurrent radiochemotherapy, together with ample pleural effusion. Pleural effusion was well controlled with systematic nivolumab and intra-thoracic recombinant endostatin; however with simultaneous deterioration of performance and tumor progression. Nivolumab was maintained with the addition of nab-paclitaxel. The combination soon led to a partial response and rapid improvement of the patient's performance. During treatment of this case, we advocated the early control of pleural effusion as an indicator for pseudoprogression. Our experience might be helpful to identify pseudoprogression for the clinical management of immunotherapy.
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