Identifier |
20200308_nanos_posters_076 |
Title |
Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myositis of the Extraocular Muscles |
Creator |
Ariana M. Levin, Kathleen Digre, Bradley Katz, Alison Crum, Meagan Seay, Judith Warner2 |
Subject |
Chemotherapy and radiation injury, Neuro-ophth & systemic disease (eg. MS, MG, thyroid), Ocular motility |
Description |
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) unleash the immune system by blocking signals that turn off the immune system. Without those signals, immune cells become activated against cells they would otherwise identify as "self." The intended target is cancer cells, but activation against healthy cells results in adverse autoimmune reactions. |
Date |
2020-03 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2020 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2020: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2020. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6159rsc |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Contributor Primary |
Ariana M. Levin |
Contributor Secondary |
Kathleen Digre, Bradley Katz, Alison Crum, Meagan Seay, Judith Warner |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1539305 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6159rsc |