Pembrolizumab Therapy Triggering an Exacerbation of Preexisting Autoimmune Disease

• Hauptverfasser: Sneha D. Phadke DO (Verfasst von), Ramez Ghabour DO (Verfasst von), Brian L. Swick MD (Verfasst von), Andrea Swenson MD (Verfasst von), Mohammed Milhem MD (Verfasst von), Yousef Zakharia MD (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: SAGE Publishing, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Historically, metastatic melanoma was uniformly and rapidly lethal, and treatment options were limited. In recent years, however, checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as an accepted standard treatment for patients with advanced melanoma. In clinical trials, these agents have been largely well tolerate...