Checkpoint-inhibitor induced Polyserositis with Edema.

Background: As immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are increasingly being used due to effectiveness in various tumor entities, rare side effects occur more frequently. Pericardial effusion has been reported in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after or under treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. However, knowledge about serositis and edemas induced by checkpoint inhibitors in other tumor entities is scarce.

Prediction of pathological complete response in breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Is shear wave elastography a useful tool in clinical routine?

Objective: To compare the validity of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) for the preoperative assessment of pathological complete response (pCR) to standard clinical assessment in breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT).

Materials And Methods: This prospective, consecutive clinical trial was conducted under routine clinical practice. Analysis included 134 patients.