INTRODUCTION: The foremost side effects of anti-PD-1 therapy are immune related and pancreatitis associated with nivolumab treatment has been rarely reported. CASE REPORT: The patient was treating with subcutaneous insulin because of nivolumab induced diabetes mellitus. A patient was diagnosed metastatic renal cell carcinoma and treated with nivolumab. Diabetes mellitus and pancreatitis, which are immune-related adverse events were observed in the patient. MANAGEMENT & OUTCOME: After the diagnosis of nivolumab induced immune pancreatitis methylprednisolone 2 mg/kg per day intravenously started. After steroid treatment, the patient's complaints regressed, amylase and lipase levels began to decline. DISCUSSION: This case report highlights the possibility of different immune-related adverse events that can affect pancreas in all patients which were treated with ICIs.
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