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. 2022 Apr;14(6):389-393.
doi: 10.2217/imt-2021-0333. Epub 2022 Feb 14.

Herpes zoster in patients with solid tumors treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Francesco Serra  1   2 , Irene Cassaniti  3 , Daniele Lilleri  3 , Paolo Pedrazzoli  1   2 , Fausto Baldanti  3   4 , Angioletta Lasagna  1
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Herpes zoster in patients with solid tumors treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Francesco Serra et al. Immunotherapy. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Tweetable abstract Herpes zoster (HZ) is a vaccine-preventable disease, but the role of the vaccine in cancer patients during immunotherapy (ICIs) is still unknown. The clinical and economic consequences of HZ and the increased use of ICIs require a greater awareness by the oncologist.

Keywords: HZ; Herpes zoster; PD-L1; RZV vaccine; T-cell response; cancer; immune checkpoint inhibitors; immunotherapy; prevention; viral reactivation.

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