Nivolumab and ipilimumab are immune checkpoint inhibitors. Combination therapy with these two drugs has been shown to improve the outcome of advanced renal cell carcinoma. However, data about the safety and the efficacy of combination therapy with these two drugs in hemodialysis patients are small. A 59-year-old male hemodialysis patient presented with bone metastasis from renal cell carcinoma, which was located at the right femur. He received nivolumab plus ipilimumab therapy. At 7 months after treatment, he was diagnosed with diabetes as an immune-related adverse event. He was managed with insulin therapy. At 11 months after treatment, CT revealed cytoreduction of metastasis. A 74-year-old male hemodialysis patient presented with bone metastasis of renal cell carcinoma located at the sacrum and left scapula. He received nivolumab plus ipilimumab therapy. At 6 months after treatment, CT showed no progression of metastasis. Nivolumab and ipilimumab therapy might be a viable treatment for hemodialysis patients with bone metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. However, close attention should be paid immune-related adverse events in such patients.
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