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. 2019 Jun;8(2):CNS33.
doi: 10.2217/cns-2018-0018. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint blockade for brain metastases

Maya Harary  1   2 , David A Reardon  1   3 , J Bryan Iorgulescu  1   2   4   5
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint blockade for brain metastases

Maya Harary et al. CNS Oncol. 2019 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: CTLA-4; PD-1; PD-L1; brain metastasis; immune checkpoint blockade; immunotherapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial & competing interests disclosure

JB Iorgulescu is supported by an NIH 5T32HL007627-34 award. DA Reardon reports receiving speakers bureau honoraria from and is a consultant/advisory board member for Abbvie, Advantagene, Agenus, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celldex, EMD Serono, Genentech/Roche, Inovio, Merck, Merck KGaA, Monteris, Novocure, Oncurus, Oxigene, Regeneron, Stemline and Taiho Oncology, Inc. The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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