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Nishikawa, M., Goshima, A., Owaki, H. et al. Nivolumab-Induced Recurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Patient with Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Clin Drug Investig 39, 1251–1254 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40261-019-00846-w
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