Autoimmune hemolytic anemia as a complication of nivolumab therapy

Case Reports in Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 691-697

  Palla, Amruth R ^a   Kennedy, Devin ^a   Mosharraf, Hossain ^a   Doll, Donald ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Immune checkpoint inhibitors; Nivolumab

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; COLD AGGLUTININ; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NIVOLUMAB; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 84994796630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16626575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000452296     Document Type: Article

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