Inflammation Flare and Radiation Necrosis Around a Stereotactic Radiotherapy-Pretreated Brain Metastasis Site After Nivolumab Treatment

J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Dec;13(12):1975-1978. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.07.005. Epub 2018 Jul 12.

Authors

Hiromi Furuta¹, Tatsuya Yoshida¹, Atsushi Natsume², Toyoaki Hida¹, Yasushi Yatabe³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi, Japan.

PMID: 30017830
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.07.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / adverse effects*
Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Brain Neoplasms / secondary
Brain Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Inflammation / etiology*
Inflammation / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Nivolumab / adverse effects*
Prognosis
Radiation Injuries / etiology*
Radiation Injuries / pathology
Radiosurgery / adverse effects*

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Nivolumab