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Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review

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    • Qingzhe Wang
    • Min Yu
    • Shuang Zhang
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    Affiliations: Department of Targeting Therapy and Immunology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Division of Thoracic Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Abstract

In recent decades, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as safer and less disruptive alternatives to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy for certain patients with tumours. ICIs serve a synergistic role alongside conventional therapies by manipulating the immune system to recognise and target tumour cells. However, excessive activation of the immune system can lead to immune‑related adverse events including pneumonia, myocarditis and colitis, which pose serious and even fatal risks. In the present case series, three patients with a thoracic tumour with an ICI‑induced peptic ulcer triggered by programmed cell death protein 1 antibodies (diagnosed by gastrointestinal endoscopy) are presented. These cases were successfully treated with corticosteroids. The diagnostic and treatment processes undertaken for these patients underscore the requirement to comprehensively understand the mechanism of ICI‑induced peptic ulcer. Moreover, the relevant literature was also reviewed in the present study. 
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Wang, Q., Yu, M., & Zhang, S. (2024). Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 28, 410. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12699
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Wang, Q., Yu, M., Zhang, S."Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 28, no. 5 (2024): 410. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12699
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Wang Q, Yu M and Zhang S: Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review. Exp Ther Med 28: 410, 2024.
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Wang, Q., Yu, M., & Zhang, S. (2024). Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 28, 410. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12699
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Wang, Q., Yu, M., Zhang, S."Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 28.5 (2024): 410.
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Wang, Q., Yu, M., Zhang, S."Peptic ulcer induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors successfully treated with glucocorticoids: A report of three cases and a literature review". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 28, no. 5 (2024): 410. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2024.12699
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