| Literature DB >> 30539509 |
Akash Jain1, Vickie R Shannon1, Ajay Sheshadri2.
Abstract
Checkpoint inhibitors are part of the family of immunotherapies and are increasingly being used in a wide variety of cancers. Immune-related adverse events pose a major challenge in the treatment of cancer patients. Pneumonitis is a rare immune-related adverse event that presents in distinct patterns. The goal of this chapter is to instruct readers on the incidence and clinical manifestations of pneumonitis and to offer guidance in the evaluation and treatment of patients with pneumonitis.Entities:
Keywords: Checkpoint inhibitors; Diffuse alveolar damage; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Immune-related adverse event; Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; Organizing pneumonia; Pneumonitis; Thoracic imaging
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30539509 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02505-2_6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN: 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622