| Literature DB >> 27919707 |
Feixiong Cheng1, Joseph Loscalzo2.
Abstract
Contemporary immunotherapies (e.g., immune checkpoint inhibitors), which enhance the immune response to cancer cells, improve clinical outcomes in several malignancies. A recent study reported the cases of two patients with metastatic melanoma who developed fatal myocarditis during ipilimumab and nivolumab combination immunotherapy; these examples highlight the risk of unbridled activation of the immune system.Entities:
Keywords: cardio-oncology; immune checkpoint; immunotherapy.; ipilimumab; nivolumab
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27919707 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.11.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Immunol ISSN: 1471-4906 Impact factor: 16.687