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Murine Fecal Isolation and Microbiota Transplantation
Published on: May 26, 2023
Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis
Yinghong Wang1, Diana H Wiesnoski2, Beth A Helmink3
1Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. ywang59@mdanderson.org.
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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