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Immunotherapy-induced sarcoidosis in patients with melanoma treated with PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors: Case series and immunophenotypic analysis.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Sept 2017
Lomax Anna J, McGuire Helen M, McNeil Catriona, Choi Clara J, Hersey Peter, Karikios Deme, Shannon Kerwin, van Hal Sebastian, Carr Urszula, Crotty Anne, Gupta Sandeep K, Hollingsworth Jane, Kim Haewon, Fazekas de St Groth Barbara, McGill Neil
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease. This condition has a documented association with the diagnosis of melanoma and can be induced in melanoma patients receiving anti-neoplastic therapy. We evaluated a case series of melanoma patients who developed immunotherapy-induced sarcoidosis. METHODS: Three patients with melanoma (n = 1 resected Stage III, n = 2 metastatic) treated with anti-programmed...
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