Vitamin D intake is associated with decreased risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis.
Shilpa GroverMichael DouganKevin TyanAnita Giobbie-HurderSteven M BlumJeffrey IshizukaTaha QaziRawad EliasKruti B VoraAlex B RuanWilliam Martin-DoyleMichael ManosLauren EastmanMeredith DavisMaria GarganoRizwan HaqElizabeth I BuchbinderRyan J SullivanPatrick A OttF Stephen HodiOsama E RahmaPublished in: Cancer (2020)
This is the first study to report that among patients treated with ICIs, vitamin D intake is associated with reduced risk for ICI colitis. This finding is consistent with prior reports of prophylactic use of vitamin D in ulcerative colitis and graft-versus-host-disease. This observation should be validated prospectively in future studies.