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*The use of fecal calprotectin in detecting immunotherapy induced colitis and feasibility for the use of immunohistochemical markers in patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors*- a pilot study

Recruiting
Conditions
colitis
10017966
Registration Number
NL-OMON42995
Lead Sponsor
ederlands Kanker Instituut
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

- Age > 18 years
- Starting with anti CTLA-4 antibodies alone or in combination with anti PD-1 antibodies for a malignancy
- Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

There are no exclusion criteria for participation in this study

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1. Fecal calprotectin levels in patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors and<br /><br>correlation with symptoms and extent of endoscopic inflammation<br /><br>2. Type of endoscopic and histological inflammation in patients with colitis<br /><br>3. Differential expression of colonic cytokines<br /><br>4. Risk factors for colitis (age and gender of patients, type of malignancy,<br /><br>type and dose of immunotherapy, history of auto immune disease, baseline fecal<br /><br>calprotectin)</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>n.a.</p><br>
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