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Risk of tumor flare after nivolumab treatment in patients with irradiated field recurrence

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Published in 2017 at "Medical Oncology"

DOI: 10.1007/s12032-017-0895-4

Abstract: Nivolumab offers a statistically superior survival benefit over docetaxel in patients with advanced, previously treated squamous and non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, we unexpectedly encountered “tumor flare” that was associated with initially increased tumor… read more here.

Keywords: nivolumab treatment; tumor flare; irradiated field; tumor ... See more keywords