Increased reporting of fatal pneumonitis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a WHO pharmacovigilance database analysis

Melissa Y.Y. Moey, Paul Gougis, Vincent Goldschmidt, Douglas B. Johnson, Bénédicte Lebrun-Vignes, Javid Moslehi, Jacques Cadranel, Joe-Elie Salem

Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (6) 2000038; 10.1183/13993003.00038-2020
Journal Issue: June
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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