A case of cabozantinib therapy leading to complete remission for massive intra-intestinal bleeding and worsening metastatic sites following nivolumab and ipilimumab therapy

Abstract

A woman in her 50s had recurrent renal cell carcinoma six years after nephrectomy. The patient was treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab therapy starting in May 2022. She was rushed to hospital due to melena and severe anemia in September 2022. CT showed massive leakage of contrast medium into the gastrointestinal tract and mild enlargement of the metastatic tumors. Nivolumab was discontinued and she was started on cabozantinib as second-line therapy. After cabozantinib therapy, the anemia subsided. The metastatic tumors have shrunk significantly, with no further recurrence being observed as of September 2023.

Keywords

• Recurrent renal cell carcinoma
• Massive intra-intestinal bleeding
• Cabozantinib
• Complete remission