Immunotherapy and associated immune-related adverse events at a large UK centre: a mixed methods study.
Liz JamiesonMartin D ForsterKam ZakiSanjena MithraHeena AlliAnne O'ConnorApini PatelIan C K WongPinkie ChambersPublished in: BMC cancer (2020)
Most CPI-associated AEs are manageable if reported and treated promptly. Both the case note review and interviews found that reporting of non-serious AEs is often left until routine clinic visits, despite impacting patient experience, leaving the opportunity for AEs to be left unreported and implying a potential benefit for real time monitoring. Our study highlights a need to provide patients with reminders around AEs and their timely reporting even when apparently innocuous; patients must understand that AEs can occur at any cycle and even following treatment completion.