AGA clinical practice update on diagnosis and management of immune checkpoint inhibitor colitis and hepatitis: expert review

M Dougan, Y Wang, A Rubio-Tapia, JK Lim - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
M Dougan, Y Wang, A Rubio-Tapia, JK Lim
Gastroenterology, 2021Elsevier
Background & Aims Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the treatment
landscape for oncology, leading to durable remissions in a subset of patients, but also a
broad range of potentially life-threatening inflammatory toxicities, many of which involve the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract and liver. The purpose of this expert review was to update
gastroenterologists on the gastrointestinal and hepatic toxicities of ICIs and provide best
practice advice on their diagnosis and management. Methods The evidence reviewed in this …
Background & Aims
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the treatment landscape for oncology, leading to durable remissions in a subset of patients, but also a broad range of potentially life-threatening inflammatory toxicities, many of which involve the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and liver. The purpose of this expert review was to update gastroenterologists on the gastrointestinal and hepatic toxicities of ICIs and provide best practice advice on their diagnosis and management.
Methods
The evidence reviewed in this work combines the expert clinical opinion of the authors with a comprehensive search of several English-language databases and a manual review of relevant publications.
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