PMID- 32939795 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211012 LR - 20211012 IS - 1365-2230 (Electronic) IS - 0307-6938 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Mar TI - De novo subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus-like eruptions in the setting of programmed death-1 or programmed death ligand-1 inhibitor therapy: clinicopathological correlation. PG - 328-337 LID - 10.1111/ced.14449 [doi] AB - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) may cause eruptions resembling cutaneous autoimmune diseases. There are six cases of immunotherapy-associated subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) in the literature. We present details of five patients referred to the Skin Toxicity Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center who developed de novo immunotherapy-associated SCLE-like eruptions, along with clinicopathological correlation and highlight potential mechanistic features and important diagnostic points. Two patients were maintained on topical corticosteroids, antihistamines and photoprotection. One had complete clearance and two had improvement with addition of hydroxychloroquine. Four patients continued their immunotherapy uninterrupted, while one had immunotherapy suspended for a month before restarting at full dose. Histopathologically, this series illustrates the temporal evolution of ICI-induced immune cutaneous reactions with SCLE subtype. Looking beyond the universally present lichenoid infiltrate, features of evolving SCLE were evident. We hypothesize that programmed death-1 blockade may induce immunological recognition of previously immunologically tolerated drug antigens, leading to epitope spreading and the SCLE phenotype. CI - (c) 2020 British Association of Dermatologists. FAU - Bui, A N AU - Bui AN AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0133-7935 AD - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Hirner, J AU - Hirner J AD - Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Singer, S B AU - Singer SB AD - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Eberly-Puleo, A AU - Eberly-Puleo A AD - Center for Cutaneous Oncology, Department of Dermatology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Larocca, C AU - Larocca C AD - Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - Lian, C G AU - Lian CG AD - Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. FAU - LeBoeuf, N R AU - LeBoeuf NR AD - Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. AD - Center for Cutaneous Oncology, Department of Dermatology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA. LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201014 PL - England TA - Clin Exp Dermatol JT - Clinical and experimental dermatology JID - 7606847 RN - 0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones) RN - 0 (Antimalarials) RN - 0 (Histamine Antagonists) RN - 0 (Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors) RN - 4QWG6N8QKH (Hydroxychloroquine) SB - IM MH - Administration, Topical MH - Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage/therapeutic use MH - Aged MH - Antimalarials/administration & dosage/therapeutic use MH - Combined Modality Therapy MH - Exanthema/*pathology MH - Female MH - Histamine Antagonists/administration & dosage/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Hydroxychloroquine/administration & dosage/therapeutic use MH - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/*adverse effects/therapeutic use MH - Immunotherapy/adverse effects MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous/*chemically induced/diagnosis/*pathology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Metastasis/*drug therapy MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Sun Protection Factor MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Withholding Treatment EDAT- 2020/09/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/13 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/17 05:48 PHST- 2020/03/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/17 05:48 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/ced.14449 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Mar;46(2):328-337. doi: 10.1111/ced.14449. Epub 2020 Oct 14.