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A novel melanoma therapy stirs up a storm: ipilimumab-induced thyrotoxicosis

Ipilimumab, a novel therapy for metastatic melanoma, inhibits cytotoxic T-lymphocyte apoptosis, causing both antitumor activity and significant autoimmunity, including autoimmune thyroiditis. Steroids are frequently used in treatment of immune-related adverse events; however, a concern regarding the...

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Autores principales: Yu, Christine, Chopra, Inder J, Ha, Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25759760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-14-0092