Severe complications of nivolumab monotherapy in an adolescent with malignant melanoma

Severe complications of nivolumab monotherapy in an adolescent with malignant melanoma

This study presents a case of a 17-year-old female patient who had previously undergone surgical resection of melanoma in the right periscapular area. She was administered adjuvant treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab as monotherapy. The mechanism of action of this drug is based on increased...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Grzegorczyk, Zuzanna Marczyńska, Rafał Matkowski, Marcin Ziętek, Wojciech Pietras, Elżbieta Latos-Grażyńska, Krzysztof Kałwak, Iwona Dachowska-Kałwak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2023-08-01
Series:Central European Journal of Immunology
Subjects:
melanoma
hypothyroidism
nivolumab
capillary leak syndrome
Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Severe-complications-of-nivolumab-r-nmonotherapy-in-an-adolescent-r-nwith-malignant-melanoma,10,51327,1,1.html

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