Pembrolizumab-Induced Immune-Mediated Colitis in a Patient with Concurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection
Pembrolizumab is a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) inhibitor that has been approved for treatment of a wide variety of malignancies. Immune-mediated colitis is a known but uncommon adverse effect of pembrolizumab. Symptoms of immune-mediated colitis can be similar to those of many other gastroint...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2019-02-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/497155 |