Management of immunotherapy colitis: Special considerations in the COVID-19 era.

Cancer

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: November 2020

The evaluation and management of patients with cancer with suspected immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) colitis have distinct challenges within the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. The approach to the treatment of patients with ICI colitis requires consideration of the risks and benefits of individual immunosuppressive medications and varies based on the presence of a concurrent COVID‐19 infection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7461305PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33125DOI Listing

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