Myasthenia Gravis Induced by Ipilimumab in a Patient With Metastatic Melanoma

In daily clinical practice, there is a growing number of patients receiving new biological agents used in the treatment of malignancies. Ipilimumab is a fully humanized monoclonal antibody approved for patients with melanoma. It acts as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, binding and blocking cytotoxic...

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Main Authors: Vera Montes, Sandra Sousa, Fernando Pita, Rui Guerreiro, Cátia Carmona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00150/full