A potential mechanism of the onset of immune-related pneumonitis triggered by anti-PD-1 treatment in a patient with advanced adenocarcinoma lung cancer: case report

Abstract Background In recent years, the application of immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in the first-line lung cancer has showed significant benefit in improving long-term survival. Immunotherapy also has risks of immune-related pneumonitis (IRP) after long-term treatment. Despite the treat...

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Main Authors: Yu Feng, Cuncun Chen, Liming Zhao, Xuyou Zhu, Xiaoping Zhu, Qiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01649-6