Lifesaving Cancer Drugs May in Rare Cases Threaten the Heart by DENISE GRADY

By DENISE GRADY

Drugs called checkpoint inhibitors that harness the immune system to fight cancer can, in rare cases, cause heart damage. Patients may need extra heart tests during treatment.

Published: November 1, 2016 at 08:00PM

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