Successful treatment of gastric cancer after complete response of lung cancer by nivolumab: a case report

Successful treatment of gastric cancer after complete response of lung cancer by nivolumab: a case report

Abstract Background Nivolumab is effective for gastric cancer and lung cancer, but complete response is rare. We experienced a case of synchronous gastric cancer and lung cancer who was treated by nivolumab and laparoscopic gastrectomy. Case presentation A 63-year-old male consulted our institution...

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Main Authors: Shunji Endo, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Koji Kurose, Masaharu Higashida, Hisako Kubota, Yuko Okamoto, Shumei Mineta, Hironori Tanaka, Toshimasa Okada, Atsushi Tsuruta, Takashi Akiyama, Toru Oga, Tomio Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Stomach neoplasms
Lung neoplasms
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Nivolumab
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01053-y

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