Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis.

Wang, Yinghong; Wiesnoski, Diana H; Helmink, Beth A; Gopalakrishnan, Vancheswaran; Choi, Kati; DuPont, Hebert L; Jiang, Zhi-Dong; Abu-Sbeih, Hamzah et al. · Nat Med · 2018

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Abstract

We report the first case series of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)-associated colitis successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplantation, with reconstitution of the gut microbiome and a relative increase in the proportion of regulatory T-cells within the colonic mucosa. These preliminary data provide evidence that modulation of the gut microbiome may abrogate ICI-associated colitis.

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