Impact of antibiotic therapy on the development and response to treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated diarrhea and colitis

Abstract Background The gut microbiome impacts the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy and the development of ICI-mediated diarrhea and/or colitis (IMDC). Antibiotic therapy,especially that with anaerobic activity, has profound effects on the gut microbiome. Therefore, we sought to...

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Main Authors: Hamzah Abu-Sbeih, Lauren Nicholas Herrera, Tenglong Tang, Mehmet Altan, Anne-Maria P. Chaftari, Pablo C. Okhuysen, Robert R. Jenq, Yinghong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-019-0714-x