Increased rates of immunosuppressive treatment and hospitalization after checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer patients with autoimmune disease
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are important new therapeutic options for the treatment of malignancy. Existing data on the relative safety of ICI treatment in patients with pre-existing autoimmune disease (AID) are limited.Methods In this retrospective study utilizing an oncology med...
Main Authors: | David Andrew Bender, Samuel P Heilbroner, Tony J C Wang, Catherine A Shu, Brigham Hyde, Catherine Spina, Simon K Cheng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer |
Online Access: | https://jitc.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001627.full |
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