Immunotherapy-related gastritis: Two case reports and literature review.

Clin Med Insights Oncol

Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Coffs Harbour, Australia.

Published: July 2021

AI Article Synopsis

  • Immunotherapy is becoming more common for treating various tumors, but it brings potential complications.
  • A rare complication noted is immune-related gastritis, which affects the digestive system.
  • This paper presents two case studies of patients with this condition and reviews existing literature to better understand this uncommon side effect.

Article Abstract

Immunotherapy is increasingly defining a role in a wide variety of tumours such that as use becomes more ubiquitous, so too will the complications. A relatively rare complication of immunotherapy use is immune-related gastritis. In this case series, we present two cases of immunotherapy-related gastritis from our institution and undertake a comprehensive review and analysis of the literature around this less common adverse event.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274081PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795549211028570DOI Listing

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