TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alsaadi, Dana
AU  - Charabaty, Aline
AU  - Jennings, Joseph
TI  - Outcomes of vedolizumab therapy in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis: a multi-center study
SN  - 2051-1426
PY  - 2018///
KW  - *Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/tu [Therapeutic Use]
KW  - *Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/ae [Adverse Effects]
KW  - *Colitis/dt [Drug Therapy]
KW  - *Colitis/et [Etiology]
KW  - *Gastrointestinal Agents/tu [Therapeutic Use]
KW  - *Neoplasms/co [Complications]
KW  - Aged
KW  - Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/tu [Therapeutic Use]
KW  - Biomarkers
KW  - Biopsy
KW  - Colitis/di [Diagnosis]
KW  - Colonoscopy
KW  - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
KW  - Female
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Neoplasms/di [Diagnosis]
KW  - Neoplasms/dt [Drug Therapy]
KW  - Neoplasms/im [Immunology]
KW  - Retrospective Studies
KW  - Treatment Outcome
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Gastroenterology/Hepatology
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - BACKGROUND: Immune-mediated diarrhea and colitis (IMDC) can limit immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment, which is efficacious for advanced malignancies. Steroids and infliximab are commonly used to treat it. These agents induce systemic immunosuppression, with its associated morbidity. We assessed clinical outcomes of vedolizumab as an alternative treatment for IMDC; CONCLUSIONS: Vedolizumab can be appropriate for the treatment of steroid-refractory IMDC, with favorable outcomes and a good safety profile; METHODS: We analyzed a retrospective case series of adults who had IMDC refractory to steroids and/or infliximab and received vedolizumab from 12/2016 through 04/2018; RESULTS: Twenty-eight patients were included. The median time from ICI therapy to IMDC onset was 10 weeks. Fifteen patients (54%) had grade 2 and 13 (46%) had grade 3 or 4 IMDC. Mucosal ulceration was present in 8 patients (29%), and nonulcerative inflammation was present in 13 (46%). All patients had features of active histologic inflammation; 14 (50%) had features of chronicity, and 10 (36%) had features of microscopic colitis concurrently. The mean duration of steroid therapy was 96 days (standard deviation 74 days). Nine patients received infliximab in addition to steroids and their IMDC was refractory to it. Among these, the duration of steroid use was 131 days compared with 85 days in patients who did not receive infliximab. Likewise, patients who failed infliximab before vedolizumab had a clinical success rate of 67% compared to 95% for patients that did not receive infliximab. The median number of vedolizumab infusions was 3 (interquartile range 1-4). The mean duration of follow-up was 15 months. Twenty-four patients (86%) achieved and sustained clinical remission. Repeat endoscopic evaluation was performed in 17 patients. Endoscopic remission was attained in 7 (54%) of the 13 patients who had abnormal endoscopic findings initially; 5/17 patients (29%) reached histologic remission as well
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40425-018-0461-4
ER  -