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Fulminant myocarditis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Nivolumab, an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 antibody, is commonly used as an immune checkpoint inhibitor in various cancers. Various adverse events are associated with these therapies, including hepatitis, dermatitis, and myocarditis. Myocarditis is a relatively rare but potential...

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Autores principales: Wang, Feifei, Liu, Yang, Xu, Wei, Zhang, Changjing, Lv, Jianhong, Ma, Shaolin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8259021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34225811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02934-y