Safety of treatment with nivolumab after ipilimumab-related meningoradiculitis and bilateral optic neuropathy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have greatly improved the survival of patients with advanced melanoma and several other types of cancer. Due to their mechanism of action, ICIs can cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that mostly involve the skin, the gastrointestinal tract and the endocri...
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Veröffentlicht in: | European journal of cancer (1990) 2017-09, Vol.83, p.28-31 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have greatly improved the survival of patients with advanced melanoma and several other types of cancer. Due to their mechanism of action, ICIs can cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that mostly involve the skin, the gastrointestinal tract and the endocrine system. Neurological irAEs are rare ( |
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ISSN: | 0959-8049 1879-0852 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.05.036 |