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Sandip Patel, MD, on Immunotherapy: New Developments and Toxicity Challenges

2017 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium

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Sandip Patel, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, discusses diagnosing and managing immune-related adverse events from immune checkpoint blockade and the toxicities of these treatments.



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