Sites of potential side effects for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies16–18
Site | Example manifestations |
Skin and mucosae | Rash. Oral mucositis. |
Luminal gastrointestinal tract | Gastritis. Enteritis. Colitis. |
Liver | Hepatitis. |
Endocrine system | Hypophysitis Hypothyroidism. Adrenal crisis. |
Lungs | Sarcoidosis. Organising pneumonia. Pneumonitis. |
Eyes | Episcleritis. Conjunctivitis. Uveitis. |
Kidney | Granulomatous interstitial nephritis. Membranous glomerulopathy. |
Pancreas | Acute pancreatitis. |
Neurological system | Encephalitis. Aseptic meningitis. Enteric neuropathy. Transverse myelitis. |
Haematological system | Red cell aplasia. Neutropaenia. Thrombocytopaenia. |