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Sudden hearing loss in a melanoma patient on pembrolizumab: an etiology not to be omitted in the differential diagnosis

Overview of attention for article published in Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, March 2017
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Title
Sudden hearing loss in a melanoma patient on pembrolizumab: an etiology not to be omitted in the differential diagnosis
Published in
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer, March 2017
DOI 10.1186/s40425-017-0226-5
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Authors

Marc-Elie Nader, Jeffrey N. Myers, Paul W. Gidley

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a promising therapeutic option for metastatic cancers. However, they have been associated with inflammatory adverse reactions in various organ systems. A recent article reported a case of sudden bilateral hearing loss that occurred in a patient with metastatic melanoma being treated with pembrolizumab. The authors attributed that complication to an autoimmune reaction secondary to the treatment. This commentary discusses the importance of considering the diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis in patients with metastatic melanoma who present with new cranial nerve deficits.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 11 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 3 27%
Professor 1 9%
Lecturer 1 9%
Student > Master 1 9%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 9%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 4 36%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 45%
Neuroscience 1 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 9%
Unknown 4 36%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 April 2017.
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#5,430,284
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
#1,416
of 3,422 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#89,466
of 322,965 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
#22
of 31 outputs
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