Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma at a Tertiary Referral Center in Portugal

Vasco Quaresma; Lorenzo Marconi; Roberto Jarimba; João Lima; Arnaldo Figueiredo

doi:10.20344/amp.18837

Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma at a Tertiary Referral Center in Portugal

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Vasco Quaresma Urology Department. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9225-1437
Lorenzo Marconi Urology Department. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra. Coimbra.
Roberto Jarimba Urology Department. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra.
João Lima Urology Department. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra.
Arnaldo Figueiredo Urology Department. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra. Coimbra.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.18837

Keywords:

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell, Immunotherapy, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy

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2023-02-01

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Quaresma V, Marconi L, Jarimba R, Lima J, Figueiredo A. Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma at a Tertiary Referral Center in Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 6];36(2):145-6. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/18837

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Vol. 36 No. 2 (2023): February

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