Kevin Tyan on Colitis Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Potential Preventive Strategy
2020 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology SymposiumKevin Tyan, of Kinnos, and currently a medical school student at Harvard University, discusses his study findings, which showed that patients with melanoma who are treated with immunotherapy had a significantly lower risk of developing colitis if they also took vitamin D ( Abstract 89).
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