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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterology

Shaleen Vasavada, Kavea Panneerselvam, Rajan Amin, Krishnavathana Varatharajalu, Pablo C Okhuysen, Isabella C Glitza Oliva, Jianbo Wang, Petros Grivas, Anusha S Thomas, Yinghong Wang

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Article in Annals of gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaleen VasavadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Shaleen Vasavada, Kavea Panneerselvam).
Kavea PanneerselvamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Shaleen Vasavada, Kavea Panneerselvam).
Rajan AminDepartment of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas (Rajan Amin).
Krishnavathana VaratharajaluDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Krishnavathana Varatharajalu, Anusha S. Thomas, Yinghong Wang).
Pablo C OkhuysenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Pablo C. Okhuysen).
Isabella C Glitza OlivaDepartment of Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Isabella C. Glitza Oliva).
Jianbo WangDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Jianbo Wang).
Petros GrivasDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington (Petros Grivas), USA.
Anusha S ThomasDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Krishnavathana Varatharajalu, Anusha S. Thomas, Yinghong Wang).
Yinghong WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Krishnavathana Varatharajalu, Anusha S. Thomas, Yinghong Wang).
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment, but are associated with immune-mediated diarrhea and colitis (IMDC). Methods: We conducted a retrospective, single-center study of adult cancer patients (N=421) with ICI exposure from 2015-2020 and a positive stool nucleic acid amplification test and/or enzyme immunoassay for CDI. Baseline characteristics, treatments, and outcomes were compared between patients with and without concurrent IMDC. Results: Forty-one eligible patients were included, 27 with concurrent IMDC and 14 without. Twenty-seven patients were taking programmed death-1 or its ligand inhibitors and 14 were taking cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 inhibitors. Patients with concurrent CDI and IMDC had a longer symptom duration (20 vs. 5 days, P=0.003) and a higher rate of grade 3-4 diarrhea (41% vs. 7%, P=0.033). Among patients with concurrent IMDC, preceding antibiotics (P=0.050) and proton pump inhibitors (PPI) (P=0.038) were used more frequently among individuals who developed CDI after immunosuppressant exposure. Thirty-eight patients received antibiotics for CDI, while 5 required fecal microbiota transplantation for concurrent CDI & IMDC. Conclusions: CDI is common in ICI-treated cancer patients, especially those with IMDC requiring immunosuppressants. Antibiotics did not alter the need for immunosuppressants in those with concurrent IMDC. Use of PPI and antibiotics while receiving immunosuppressants for IMDC was associated with a greater risk of CDI. Further large-scale studies are warranted to clarify the role of CDI, antibiotics and immunosuppression treatment in IMDC patients.

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Clostridioidesdifficile infectionImmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmune-mediated diarrhea and colitis

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PMID35784625
PMCPMC9210781
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