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Ustekinumab for corticodependent immune-mediated colitis by pembrolizumab, an alternative for patients with concomitant liver injury

2022; Arán Ediciones; Linguagem: Inglês

10.17235/reed.2022.8618/2022

ISSN

2340-4167

Autores

Flor M Fernández-Gordón Sánchez, Elena Gómez Domínguez, Diana Paredes-Ruíz, Yolanda Rodrı́guez Gil, Ana Martín Algíbez, Inmaculada Fernández, P Martínez Montiel,

Tópico(s)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Resumo

Pembrolizumab, a programmed cell death receptor (PD-1) inhibitor, have improved the prognosis in several types of cancer. Despite the important clinical benefits, checkpoint inhibition have been associated with inflammatory and immune-related side effects (irAE).

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