A case of non-small cell lung cancer with long-term response after re-challenge with nivolumab

Keima Ito1, Tetsuya Oguri1,2, Norihisa Takeda1

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.

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