Microbiome alteration via fecal microbiota transplantation is effective for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitis

TM Halsey, AS Thomas, T Hayase, W Ma… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) target advanced malignancies with high efficacy but also
predispose patients to immune-related adverse events like immune-mediated colitis (IMC) …

Impact of the gut microbiome on immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy—a systematic review

J Pierrard, E Seront - Current Oncology, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (icis) are increasingly being used in clinical
practice, improving outcomes for cancer patients. Preclinical models showed significant …

Immune checkpoint inhibitor–mediated diarrhea and colitis: a clinical review

Z Gong, Y Wang - JCO Oncology Practice, 2020 - ascopubs.org
Immune-mediated diarrhea and colitis (IMDC) is among the most common immune-related
adverse events in patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) …

Role of the intestinal microbiome and microbial-derived metabolites in immune checkpoint blockade immunotherapy of cancer

E Hayase, RR Jenq - Genome medicine, 2021 - Springer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are monoclonal antibodies that block immune inhibitory
pathways. Administration of ICIs augments T cell-mediated immune responses against …

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

H Abu-Sbeih, LN Herrera, T Tang, M Altan… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis

Y Wang, DH Wiesnoski, BA Helmink… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
We report the first case series of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)-associated colitis
successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplantation, with reconstitution of the gut …

Antitumor effects of fecal microbiota transplantation: Implications for microbiome modulation in cancer treatment

H Xu, C Cao, Y Ren, S Weng, L Liu, C Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fecal microbiome transplantation (FMT) from healthy donors is one of the techniques for
restoration of the dysbiotic gut, which is increasingly being used to treat various diseases …

The gut microbiome and cancer immunotherapy: can we use the gut microbiome as a predictive biomarker for clinical response in cancer immunotherapy?

B Oh, F Boyle, N Pavlakis, S Clarke, T Eade, G Hruby… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The current review assessed the effects of the gut microbiome on clinical
outcomes of immunotherapy and related adverse events (AEs) in cancer patients. Studies …

Fine-tuning cancer immunotherapy: optimizing the gut microbiome

JM Pitt, M Vétizou, N Waldschmitt, G Kroemer… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
The equilibrium linking the intestinal microbiota, the intestinal epithelium, and the host
immune system establishes host health and homeostasis, with perturbations of this balance …

The impact of microbiota on PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy outcomes: A focus on solid tumors

S Najafi, J Majidpoor, K Mortezaee - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment in the last decade.
Among various checkpoints identified so far, interaction between programmed death-1 (PD …