Radiation recall pneumonitis triggered by an immune checkpoint inhibitor following re-irradiation in a lung cancer patient: a case report

Abstract Background Radiation recall pneumonitis (RRP) is unpredictable but associated with severe radiation damage in previously irradiated fields. Chemotherapy and targeted drugs have been reported to contribute to RRP. Here we report a case of a patient with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who...

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Main Authors: Xianghua Ye, Jinsong Yang, Justin Stebbing, Ling Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01846-x