Immune checkpoints are a part of the immune system that prevents the body’s immune response from destroying healthy cells. They are proteins on the surface of immune T cells that function by binding ...

The adoption of telemedicine and remote monitoring technologies for managing myocarditis patients is becoming increasingly prevalent. WILMINGTON, Del., July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The myocarditis ...

Some patients being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of cancer immunotherapy, develop a dangerous form of heart inflammation called myocarditis. Researchers led by physicians and ...

Immunotherapy can activate autoreactive T cells, causing myocarditis in about 1% of patients, with high mortality rates under standard corticosteroid treatment. A study compared standard high-dose ...

A novel method of treating immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis may decrease the risk of death from myotoxicity. A novel method of treating immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-associated ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment by using the patient's own T-cells to target tumors.

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Purpose: The treatment options for viral myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B are summarized. Summary: Myocarditis is a common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. The most common causes of infectious ...

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Myocarditis is an unpredictable and potentially fatal complication of treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Researchers have developed a new biomarker strategy that enables clinicians to ...

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have devised a new biomarker-based strategy to screen for a rare and deadly complication caused by monoclonal antibodies used to treat several cancers. In a study ...

Multiple studies have shown that in rare cases, teen and young adult males have developed myocarditis after getting the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine — and now new research published in the journal Science ...