Pre-existing autoimmune disease and the risk of immune-related adverse events among patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors for cancer

ConclusionPre-existing autoimmune disease was not associated with time to any hospitalization after initiating ICI therapy, but it was associated with a modest increase in hospitalizations with irAE diagnoses and with corticosteroid treatment.
Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research