Serial pseudoprogression of metastatic malignant melanoma in a patient treated with nivolumab: a case report.
Yukinori OzakiJunichi ShindohYuji MiuraHiromichi NakajimaRyosuke OkiMiyuki UchiyamaJun MasudaKeiichi KinowakiChihiro KondohYuko TanabeTsuyoshi TanakaShusuke HarutaMasaki UenoShigehisa KitanoTakeshi FujiiHarushi UdagawaToshimi TakanoPublished in: BMC cancer (2017)
We present the case of a patient with metastatic malignant melanoma who showed the unique response pattern of serial pseudoprogression during treatment with nivolumab. This case serves to highlight the fact that development of a new lesion may not always signify failure of disease control during treatment with nivolumab.