Impact of COVID-19 on patients with rheumatic complications of cancer immunotherapy: results of a registry survey

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) block negative regulatory molecules, such as CTLA-4, PD-1 and PD-L1, in order to mount an antitumor response. T cells are important for antiviral defense, but it is not known whether patients with cancer treated with ICI are more or less vulnerable to viral infecti...

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Main Authors: Anne R Bass, Karmela K Chan, Nilasha Ghosh, Aidan Tirpack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/8/2/e001550.full
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