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Case Report

Ipilimumab and Nivolumab induced ventricular tachycardia in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma

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Pages 874-876 | Received 15 May 2021, Accepted 04 Aug 2021, Published online: 15 Nov 2021

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