[Introduction]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2018 Jul;45(7):1017-1020.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Time has come when oncology has met immunology. Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)are being approved as standard cancer treatments, day by day. ICIs, however, have serious immune-related adverse events(irAEs)in a diverse manner, requiring the establishment of team-approach system to manage irAEs. Here, irAEs are summarized and their managements are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy / adverse effects
  • Neoplasms / immunology*