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Title Rheumatic diseases and syndromes induced by cancer immunotherapy : a handbook for diagnosis and management / Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Leonard H. Calabrese, editors
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 363 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Part I. Introduction. Cancer Immunology and the evolution of immunotherapy ; Cancer immunotherapy: overview of immune checkpoint inhibitors ; Immunopathogenesis of immune-related adverse events from cancer immunotherapy -- Part II. Immune-related adverse events with immune-checkpoint inhibitors. Arthritis ; Polymyalgia rheumatica ; Myositis ; Sicca syndromes ; Sarcoidosis ; Miscellaneous rheumatic syndromes ; Non-rheumatic immune-related adverse events ; Immune-related adverse events with other cancer immunotherapies -- Part III. Cancer immunotherapy in patients with pre-existing rheumatic diseases. Inflammatory arthritis ; Other rheumatic autoimmune diseases -- Part IV. General principles of management. Management of rheumatic immune-related adverse events (irAEs): general principles ; Benefit-risk considerations ; Patient education and shared-decision making
Summary With the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) across various cancers, the trends for indication at earlier stages, and the use of combination immunotherapy, the frequency of ICI-induced immune-related adverse events (irAE) is expected to grow substantially. Management of these irAE is challenging as it requires not only consideration of the toxicity but also risk-benefit ratios with respect to the primary cancer. Several rheumatic irAE have been reported with ICI therapy including arthritis, myositis, polymyalgia-like syndromes, sicca/Sjogren-like manifestations, and several other less common systemic autoimmune features commonly associated with connective tissue disease. This handbook provides clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the management of rheumatic irAE that develop from cancer immunotherapy. It focuses on the irAE seen with ICI, the most frequently used agents in treating cancer. It provides an overview of cancer immunology, immunotoxicity, and immunotherapies such as ICI, cytokine-based therapy, and CART. It examines the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of rheumatic immune-related adverse events arising from these therapies. Chapters also cover cancer immunotherapy in patients with preexisting rheumatic diseases such as inflammatory arthritis and other connective tissue disorders. The book helps clinicians to distinguish the current types of cancer immunotherapy and general toxicity patterns, recognize and diagnose rheumatic clinical syndromes, understand the pathogenesis of irAE, and consider risk-benefit ratios when managing patients with rheumatic irAE. Rheumatic Diseases and Syndromes Induced by Cancer Immunotherapy is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, graduate students and nurses alike in rheumatology, clinical immunology, oncology, and internal medicine
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 1, 2021)
Subject Rheumatism.
Immunologic diseases.
Cancer -- Immunotherapy -- Complications
Rheumatology.
Oncology.
Immunology.
Rheumatic Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Rheumatology
Medical Oncology
Allergy and Immunology
Rheumatism
Immunologic diseases
Immunology
Oncology
Rheumatology
Form Electronic book
Author Suarez-Almazor, Maria E., editor
Calabrese, Leonard H., editor
ISBN 3030568245
9783030568245