一种由免疫检查点抑制剂治疗诱导的凝血因子V抑制剂的病例
Yuki Haruta1, Masanori Azuma1, Toshikatsu Sado1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital Osaka Japan.
Respirology case reports
|February 15, 2024
概括
免疫疗法药物阿特佐利祖马布 (Atezolizumab) 很少会导致获得的凝血因子V抑制剂,导致凝血时间延长. 在肺癌患者中,这些影响在停止治疗后自发消失.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 血液学 血液学 血液学
背景情况:
- 肺腺癌是一种常见的恶性瘤.
- 阿特佐利祖马布是一种免疫检查点抑制剂,用于癌症治疗.
- 癌症患者通常接受多种治疗线.
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