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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2021; 9(5): 1139-1147
Published online Feb 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i5.1139
Published online Feb 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i5.1139
Figure 4 Disease progression.
A: Disease recurrence with a large hypermetabolic hepatic mass, mediastinal and axillary lymph nodes (June 2019); B: Dissociated response after four cycles of pembrolizumab with decrease in fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on the axillary and mediastinal lymph nodes, but increase in FDG uptake on the liver metastasis (standardized uptake value: 14.63 to 17.53) (September 2019); C: Complete metabolic response of the liver mass and lymph nodes after eight cycles of pembrolizumab (November 2019).
- Citation: Wong-Chong J, Bernadach M, Ginzac A, Veyssière H, Durando X. Pembrolizumab as a novel therapeutic option for patients with refractory thymic epithelial tumor: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(5): 1139-1147
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i5/1139.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i5.1139