Association of Vitiligo With Tumor Response in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Treated With Pembrolizumab
Author(s) -
Camille Hua,
Lise Boussemart,
Christine Mateus,
Émilie Routier,
C. Boutros,
H. Cazenave,
R. Viollet,
M. Thomas,
Séverine Le Roy,
Naima Benannoune,
Gorana Tomasic,
JeanCharles Soria,
Stéphane Champiat,
Matthieu Texier,
Émilie Lanoy,
Caroline Robert
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2707
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , pembrolizumab , context (archaeology) , dermatology , melanoma , oncology , immunotherapy , cancer , cancer research , paleontology , biology
Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disorder that reacts against melanocytes. The association of vitiligo with tumor response in patients with melanoma who undergo immunotherapy has been reported but is still controversial.
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