Digital tool flags cancer patients at risk of serious immunotherapy bowel side effects

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a form of cancer immunotherapy successfully used to treat a wide range of cancers.

However, these treatments can cause side effects including immune-related colitis, or inflammation of the bowel, which affects up to 50% of patients.

Researchers at Peter Mac have developed an Australian-first digital tool that can rapidly and accurately identify cancer patients who have developed immune-related colitis, one of the most common and potentially serious side effects of immunotherapy treatment. ...