Complete response to ipilimumab and nivolumab therapy in a patient with extensive extrapulmonary high-grade small cell carcinoma of the pancreas and HIV infection

Complete response to ipilimumab and nivolumab therapy in a patient with extensive extrapulmonary high-grade small cell carcinoma of the pancreas and HIV infection

Abstract Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) have shown promising results in many solid tumors. There are limited data on the safety and efficacy of these drugs in HIV infected patients as they have traditionally been excluded from CPIs clinical trials. Case presentation We present a case...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Husnain, Wungki Park, Juan Carlos Ramos, Thomas E. Johnson, Joseph Chan, Arvind Dasari, Raja Mudad, Peter J. Hosein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018-07-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Subjects:
Check point inhibitors
Immunotherapy
HIV
Small cell cancer
Neuroendocrine carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-018-0379-x

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