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Do you consider alternate therapy with a different anti-PD1 agent after a patient responds to an anti-CTLA4 +/- anti-PD1 agent but develops serious side effects?

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Medical Oncology · University of Colorado

The short answer is no. Pembro and Nivo are essentailly the same drug and in all the studies, once the patient has developed grade 3 toxicity the treatment is complete because further dosing will result in even more severe toxicty. The only exception is for endocrinopathies which can be managed with...

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