Checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis mimicking COVID-19 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lung Cancer. 2020 Aug:146:376-377. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.06.013. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Checkpoint inhibitors; Pneumonitis.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • B7-H1 Antigen / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • CTLA-4 Antigen / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Genes, cdc / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / virology
  • Pandemics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / antagonists & inhibitors
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • B7-H1 Antigen
  • CD274 protein, human
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  • CTLA4 protein, human
  • PDCD1 protein, human
  • Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor