Ipilimumab-induced Perforating Colitis
Mitchell KA, Kluger H, Sznol M, Hartman DJ. Ipilimumab-induced Perforating Colitis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2013, 47: 781-785. PMID: 23632354, PMCID: PMC6091636, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31828f1d51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIpilimumab-induced colitisSteroid therapyHistologic findingsT-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4Common side effectsAssociated histologic findingsBowel perforationSubtotal colectomyMucosal biopsiesSegmental resectionStandard treatmentAntigen-4Metastatic melanomaColitisSide effectsMonoclonal antibodiesTherapyIpilimumabColectomyDiarrheaPatientsPerforationTreatmentResectionBiopsy