Immunotherapy Toxicity Management in Clinical Practice: Building the Clinical Infrastructure for Immune-related Adverse Event Evaluation and Care.

Rheum Dis Clin North Am

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

Published: May 2024


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Cancer immunotherapy is revolutionary for survival but has complications due to immunogenicity with unpredictable and potentially long-lasting autoimmune side effects known as immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Currently, treatment beyond corticosteroids can be complicated by the diversity of providers who are needed across a variety of clinical settings to manage irAEs. We outline the role of critical players in the management of irAEs, discuss the current limitations that exist, and propose various methodologies that can be adapted across clinical settings to tackle these needs. We aim to better understand who can be affected by irAEs and tailor diagnostics and therapeutics appropriately.

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