Ipilimumab-induced colitis: experience from a tertiary referral center
Background: Ipilimumab is an anticytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of malignant melanoma. It can cause immune-mediated inflammatory adverse events, including diarrhoea and even intestinal perforation or death in clinical trials but there is a dearth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-07-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X16646709 |