A Case of Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor Successfully Treated with Combination Ipilimumab-Nivolumab
Yoshio Nakanoa*, Daisuke Sekinadaa, Yusuke Kuzea, Norio Okamotoa, Iwao Gohmaa, Yumiko Yasuharab
aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1, Ebaraji-cho, West Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, 593-8304, Japan; Email:
bDepartment of Pathology, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1, Ebaraji-cho, West Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, 593-8304, Japan
*Correspondence: Yoshio Nakano
Department of Respiratory Medicine Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1, Ebaraji-cho, West Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, 593-8304, Japan
Email:methylemon@yahoo.co.jp
Data availability statement: Data will be made available on request.
Funding statement: This research did not receive any specific grants from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Conflict of interest statement: none.
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Key Clinical Message The present case indicated that 1) combination ipilimumab-nivolumab successfully showed clinical benefits in the treatment of thoracic SMARCA4 -deficient undifferentiated tumors ,and 2) the good tolerability of combination ipilimumab-nivolumab.