Open AccessMarked improvement of oral intake with nivolumab monotherapy in a patient with microsatellite instability‐high gastric cancer with insufficient oral intake
Author(s) -
Ogata Takatsugu,
Narita Yukiya,
Misawa Kazunari,
Hosoda Waki,
Muro Kei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3399
Subject(s) - medicine , nivolumab , microsatellite instability , cancer , gastroenterology , oncology , immunotherapy , microsatellite , allele , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
Although immune checkpoint inhibitors are commonly less effective for patients with a poor general condition, they can be effective and should be considered for poor general conditions in the case of MSI‐H tumor.