Rheumatology

Immunotherapy

Questions discussed in this category

What are your recommendations for a patient with metastatic non-mutated lung adenocarcinoma who previously had headaches responsive to prednisone but with negative temporal artery biopsy for GCA?

For medical oncologists, would you offer a PD-1/L1 inhibitor? For other subspecialties, how would you counsel the oncologist regarding the risk of usi...

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How do you manage steroid-refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor induced pneumonitis?

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How do you approach the management of SSc-ILD in a patient on immune checkpoint therapy?

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Is it safe to treat checkpoint inhibitor-induced arthritis with methotrexate or biologics?

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Is your approach to managing immune related adverse events altered at all in light of COVID-19?

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How do you approach further treatment of patients who develop grade 2-3 immune colitis from nivolumab/ipilimumab prior to completion of the 4 ipilimumab doses?

Do you re-challenge with nivolumab alone, change from nivo 1/ipi 3 to nivo 3/ipi 1 upon re-challenge, or stop immunotherapy altogether if grade 3?&nbs...

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Before re-challenging a patient with ICI after grade 1-2 pneumonitis, do you re-image to confirm resolution of pneumonitis?

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Is there a period of time after which you would not resume ICI after a patient has had an irAE and required a prolonged steroid taper?

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Would the need for infliximab/MTX/nonsteroidals to control initial irAE affect your decision to rechallenge these patients with ICI?

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Do you use immune checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC patients with pre-existing, well-controlled autoimmune disease?

Does the type of autoimmune disease (ex IBD, rheumatoid arthritis, interstitial lung disease) matter?

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