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A case of fatal Guillain–Barre syndrome from anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody use

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    Aasems Jacob M.D., Dileep C. Unnikrishnan, Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan & Shil Patel

  2. University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY, USA

    Aju Mathew

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Jacob, A., Unnikrishnan, D.C., Mathew, A. et al. A case of fatal Guillain–Barre syndrome from anti-PD1 monoclonal antibody use. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 142, 1869–1870 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-016-2191-7

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Keywords

  • Herpes Simplex Virus
  • Plasma Exchange
  • Immune Checkpoint
  • Checkpoint Inhibitor
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor