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SUBMITTER: Yao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8807265 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yao Yanhong Y Liu Zhentao Z Li Qian Q Cao Baoshan B Wang Mopei M
Thoracic cancer 20220111 3
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been shown to improve survival in patients with advanced or metastatic esophageal cancer. However, ICI-based rechallenges after recovery from fatal adverse events (AEs) are equivocal, especially in patients who have already undergone treatment-related AEs. In this study, we report the case of a patient with advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) who developed a treatment-related tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) after two cycles of ICI administrati ...[more]