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Possible adverse effects of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer; treatment and follow-up of three cases

Authors :
Paul Zarogoulidis
Panos Chinelis
Anastasia Athanasiadou
Theodora Tsiouda
Georgia Trakada
Anastasios Kallianos
Lemonia Veletza
Dimitris Hatzibougias
Electra Mihalopoulou
Eirini Goupou
Christoforos Kosmidis
Chrysanthi Sardeli
Haidong Huang
Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt
Source :
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 22, Iss C, Pp 101-105 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2017.

Abstract

In the past decade novel agents are on the market for non-small cell lung cancer adenocarcinoma based on pharmacogenomics. The epidermal growth factor receptor mutation, anaplastic lymphoma kinase and programmed death-ligand 1 investigation is necessary in the everyday clinical practice for the oncologic patient. Immunotherapy is nowadays the novel therapy for advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer with two agents nivolumab and pembrolizumab. In the current case series we will present adverse effects from our centers and comment on the treatment and follow-up of the patients.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22130071
Volume :
22
Issue :
C
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.ff8eb82fa4214f9ea0f978d1786f1fdc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.07.004