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Is it acceptable to deliver ablative hypofractionated radiation therapy for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcoma in conjunction with concurrent checkpoint inhibitor?

Would you be concerned with more and higher grade hepatobiliary toxicity with concurrent use of checkpoint inhibitors (i.e. Keytruda)?
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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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There are safety data from MGH with single agent checkpoint inhibition (from @Dr. First Last) that demonstrate the combination is safe. The only concern I would have would be if you were starting both at the same time and the TAAs started to rise. You would not be able to discern toxicity from the d...

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