Publications by authors named "K R Perlman"

Importance: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer care; however, accompanying immune-related adverse events (irAEs) confer substantial morbidity and occasional mortality. Life-threatening irAEs may require permanent cessation of ICI, even in patients with positive tumor response. Therefore, it is imperative to comprehensively define the spectrum of irAEs to aid individualized decision-making around the initiation of ICI therapy.

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The olfactory bulb (OB), a major structure of the limbic system, has been understudied in human investigations of psychopathologies such as depression. To explore more directly the molecular features of the OB in depression, a global comparative proteome analysis was carried out with human post-mortem OB samples from 11 males having suffered from depression and 12 healthy controls. We identified 188 differentially abundant proteins (with adjusted p < 0.

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Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are associated with a distinct spectrum of toxicities. Data on irAE hospitalization rates and clinical course of patients with thoracic malignancies are lacking.

Methods: Patients with advanced thoracic malignancy treated with ICI (2/2016 to 6/2021) were retrospectively identified.

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