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Is it necessary to hold immunotherapy during a 4-6wk steroid taper after resolution of immunotherapy related toxicity?

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Medical Oncology · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

This is an excellent question. Most of the clinical trials with checkpoint inhibitors required complete taper of steroids prior to rechallenging wtih immunotherapy following toxicity. As we use immunotherapy in the clinic, and have utilized combinations with chemotherapy, including regimens that use...

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