Pulmonology

Gynecologic Oncology

Questions discussed in this category

Would you give checkpoint inhibitor therapy to a cancer patient with known dermatomyositis given the association of checkpoint inhibitor associated myocarditis, myasthenia gravis, and myositis?

6 Answers available

Are there known biomarkers predictive of IRAEs?

3 Answers available

When can abdominal surgery be safely performed for presumptive ovarian cancer in a patient with recent pulmonary emboli?

(Normal oxygenation and echo)

1 Answer available

What is your preferred steroid sparing therapy in a patient experiencing a severe checkpoint inhibitor toxicity and not responding to high dose IV steroids?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Future Sci OA, 2020 Aug 03

A retrospective analysis of eosinophilia as a predictive marker of response and toxicity to cancer immunotherapy.

Cancer Treat Res Commun, 2022 Jul 01

Absolute eosinophil count predicts clinical outcomes and toxicity in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy.

Trends Immunol, 2021 Mar 10

Predicting and Preventing Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity: Targeting Cytokines.

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