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ArticleCureus2025

Life-Threatening Steroid-Refractory Colitis Following One Cycle of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Shahira Butt, Alice Rendall, Samantha Nimalasena, Uzma S Asghar

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shahira ButtMedical Oncology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation, London, GBR.
Alice RendallRadiation Oncology, Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Maidstone, GBR.
Samantha NimalasenaRadiation Oncology, Breast Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Uzma S AsgharMedical Oncology, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation, London, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype with a poor prognosis. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy is the standard of care for stage 2-3 breast cancer. This case study describes the clinical history of one patient who experienced profound immune-related adverse events, specifically severe colitis, hepatitis and keratitis following one cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The patient was hospitalised and then transferred to a tertiary cancer centre. She needed intensive treatment to treat the colitis, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), three different immunosuppressant drugs, antibiotics, antivirals, and supportive treatment. Breast surgery was performed whilst she was an inpatient, and she did not receive further systemic treatment. In order to avoid significant treatment-related morbidity, better biomarkers predicting immunotherapy toxicity and response are needed to help decide who will benefit from upfront surgery vs. neoadjuvant chemotherapy with immunotherapy.

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colitisimmunotherapyinfliximabneoadjuvant chemotherapytriple negative breast cancer

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PMID41341337
PMCPMC12671928

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