Infectious complications associated with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in oncology: reactivation of tuberculosis after anti PD-1 treatment

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2018 Mar;24(3):216-218. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.12.003. Epub 2017 Dec 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • CTLA-4 Antigen / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / adverse effects*
  • Ligands
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / metabolism*
  • Recurrence
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology
  • Tuberculosis / etiology*
  • Tuberculosis / therapy

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • Ligands
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor