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Sardeli C, Zarogoulidis P, Romanidis K, Oikonomou P, Sapalidis K, Huang H, Bai C, Hohenforst-Schmidt W, Tsakiridis K, Zaric B, Perin B, Ioannidis A, Baka S, Drevelegas K, Kosmidou M, Kosmidis C. Acute pneumothorax due to immunotherapy administration in non-small cell lung cancer. Respir Med Case Rep 2020; 31:101258. [PMID: 33145157 PMCID: PMC7596337 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Nowadays we have novel therapies for advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy has been introduced in the market for several years and until now its administration is mostly based on the programmed death-ligand 1. First line treatment with immunotherapy can be administered alone if programmed death-ligand 1 expression is ≥ 50%. All therapies for advanced stage disease have advantages and disadvantages, immunotherapy until now has presented mild adverse effects when compared to chemotherapy. However; it is known to induce inflammatory response to different tissues within the body. In our case acute pneumothorax was induced after immunotherapy administration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chrysanthi Sardeli
- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Paul Zarogoulidis
- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.,3rd Department of Surgery, ''AHEPA'' University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Konstantinos Romanidis
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
| | - Panagoula Oikonomou
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
| | - Konstantinos Sapalidis
- 3rd Department of Surgery, ''AHEPA'' University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Haidong Huang
- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
| | - Chong Bai
- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
| | - Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt
- Sana Clinic Group Franken, Department of Cardiology / Pulmonology / Intensive Care / Nephrology, ''Hof'' Clinics, University of Erlangen, Hof, Germany
| | - Kosmas Tsakiridis
- Thoracic Surgery Department, ''Interbalkan'' European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Bojan Zaric
- Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
| | - Branislav Perin
- Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
| | - Aris Ioannidis
- Surgery Department, ''Genesis'' Private Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Sofia Baka
- Oncology Department, ''Intebalkan'' European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
| | - Christoforos Kosmidis
- 3rd Department of Surgery, ''AHEPA'' University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
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