Immune-based Therapies—What the Emergency Physician Needs to Know - 12/11/21
, Cheyenne Falat, MD, Lauren Rosenblatt, MDRésumé |
Immunotherapy is a treatment modality that has a broad and rapidly growing range of applications to treat both chronic and acute diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn disease, cancer, and COVID-19. Emergency physicians must be aware of the breadth of applications and be able to consider the effects of immunotherapies when patients on these treatments present to the hospital. This article provides a review of the mechanisms of action, indications for use, and potential complications of immunotherapy treatments that are relevant in the emergency care setting.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Immunotherapy, Autoimmune, Monoclonal antibody, Checkpoint inhibitor, Immune-related adverse event
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Vol 40 - N° 1
P. 135-148 - février 2022 Retour au numéro
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