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Safe and effective use of nivolumab for treating lung adenocarcinoma associated with sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a rare case report.

Johan PluvySolenn BrosseauSandrine StelianidesClaire DanelMarina NguenangAntoine KhalilBruno CrestaniGérard ZalcmanValérie Gounant
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2019)
This case highlights the safe and effective use of nivolumab for managing metastatic lung adenocarcinoma that occurred in a patient with sporadic LAM. In the current case, immunotherapy proved highly successful in managing the NSCLC tumor that occurred upon LAM follow-up, with both a significantly prolonged partial response and acceptable safety profile.
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