--- a +++ b/processing/MACCROBAT/28121940.txt @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +A 68-year-old female smoker with a history of pulmonary embolism and diabetes mellitus was diagnosed with Stage IIIB (T4N2M0) squamous NSCLC. +She was treated by definitive chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin and vinorelbine until September 2014. +In October 2014, positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) scan demonstrated a good response in the primary lesion; however, new metastases in the right adrenal gland and right femur developed and were irradiated in November 2014. +A month later the disease progressed with development of multiple bone and subcutaneous metastases. +At that point, the patient suffered from severe dyspnea and was oxygen-dependent. +She received one cycle of carboplatin and gemcitabine followed by severe pancytopenia, and treatment was switched to nivolumab 3 mg/kg q14 days in January 2015. +One week after the first cycle of nivolumab, a subcutaneous lesion in her upper back grew substantially, accompanied by severe pain and significant inflammatory reaction (Fig.1). +Other subcutaneous metastases grew slightly as well. +After the second cycle of treatment marked symptomatic improvement was observed, including improvement in general appearance and dyspnea and reduction of the bone pain. +The patient no longer required oxygen supplementation. +The subcutaneous lesions started to regress too, with complete resolution by the 12th week as well as improvement in all bone lesions (Figs.1 and 2). +The patient continued on nivolumab until June 2015, and tolerated the treatment well. +Unfortunately, she developed bacterial aspiration pneumonia and passed away in June 2015.