Pembrolizumab-induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: an immunotherapeutic challenge.
James KalmukJon PuchallaGong FengAnshu GiriJohn KaczmarPublished in: Cancers of the head & neck (2020)
Immunotherapy is a groundbreaking therapeutic intervention for patients with malignancy, however by nature of their mechanism carry a risk of inflammatory side effects. In rare circumstances these inflammatory reactions include potentially deadly syndromes such as HLH. As immunotherapeutics such as pembrolizumab become more widely utilized increased awareness of complications such as HLH is clinically relevant.