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Some people won’t experience any side effects and some people only mild side effects, particularly if being treated with pembrolizumab or nivolumab on its own. Acute side effects are side effects that happen early on in treatment and are the most common.
- Melanoma immunotherapy treatment - Possible side effects
Some people may experience side effects from taking steroids...
- Melanoma immunotherapy treatment - Possible side effects
Learn about the common and rare side effects of immunotherapy for cancer, such as skin reactions, flu-like symptoms, and organ inflammation. Find out how immunotherapy can affect your immune system and what to do if you have problems.
Learn about different types of immunotherapy drugs that can help your immune system fight melanoma, such as checkpoint inhibitors and IL-2. Find out the possible side effects of these treatments and how to manage them.
Some people may experience side effects from taking steroids to control the side effects of immunotherapy. These can include: Weight gain, insomnia, loss of muscle mass, diabetes, swelling of the ankles, bruising, skin that damages easily, difficulty producing the hormone cortisol.
30 Απρ 2021 · Overall, 167 patients (43%) had an immune-related side effect that lasted for at least 3 months after the patient finished taking the immune checkpoint inhibitor—what the researchers labeled a chronic, or long-term, side effect.
9 Φεβ 2023 · Immunotherapy has demonstrated the ability to reduce the risk of recurrence for melanoma following surgical resection and improve survival in patients with unresectable disease.
6 Ιαν 2022 · Of the patients receiving nivolumab and relatlimab, 18.9% had serious side effects, including fatigue, rash, aching or painful joints, and diarrhea, compared with 9.7% of patients treated with nivolumab alone.
