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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated gastrointestinal and hepatic adverse events and their management.

Uday N ShivajiLouisa JefferyXianyong GuiSamuel C L SmithOmer F AhmadAyesha AkbarSubrata GhoshMarietta Iacucci
Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2019)
ICI-related GI and hepatic AEs are common and clinicians need to be aware. Patients with GI AEs benefit from early diagnosis using endoscopy and computed tomography. Early intervention with oral steroids is effective in the majority of patients, and in steroid-refractory colitis infliximab and vedolizumab have been reported to be useful; mycophenolate has been used for steroid-refractory hepatitis.
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