Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myositis of the Extraocular Muscles

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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
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