Would you continue pembrolizumab in an asymptomatic metastatic NSCLC patient with high PD-L1, who develops granulomatous mediastinal lymphadenopathy biopsy proven as sarcoid?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Sarcoid-like granulomatous reactions have been described with checkpoint inhibitors. It is important to diagnose them when they occur, in order to not confuse these findings with disease progression, especially in a patient with lung cancer. I have had two patients at least show growing mediastinal ...
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Medical Oncologist at McLeod Regional Medical Center at McLeod Seacoast The key issues are whether or not the granulomatou...
The key issues are whether or not the granulomatou...