Perilesional edema in brain metastases: potential causes and implications for treatment with immune therapy

Perilesional edema in brain metastases: potential causes and implications for treatment with immune therapy

Abstract Background Little is known about tumor-associated vasogenic edema in brain metastasis, yet it causes significant morbidity and mortality. Our purpose was to characterize edema in patients treated with anti-PD-1 and to study potential causes of vessel leakage in humans and in pre-clinical mo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thuy T. Tran, Amit Mahajan, Veronica L. Chiang, Sarah B. Goldberg, Don X. Nguyen, Lucia B. Jilaveanu, Harriet M. Kluger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Subjects:
Melanoma
Non-small cell lung cancer
Metastasis
Blood-brain barrier
Edema
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-019-0684-z

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-019-0684-z

Similar Items