Withdrawal of immunosuppression contributing to the remission of malignant melanoma: A case report

Cancer Immunity

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Hodi, F Stephen ^a   Granter, Scott ^b   Antin, Joseph ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Immunosuppression; Melanoma; Remission

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; DACARBAZINE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MELANOMA; NEPHROTOXICITY; OVARY CANCER; REMISSION; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 21444454423     PISSN: 14249634     EISSN: 14249634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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