Mixed Response to Ipilimumab in a Melanoma Patient with Brain Metastases: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Management of patients suffering from metastatic malignant melanoma and brain metastasis remains challenging in routine clinical practice. The inhibitory anti-CTLA-4 antibody ipilimumab has recently been approved as second-line therapeutic option for melanoma patients. Increasing evidence suggests d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-04-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351125 |