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Stage IV melanoma: What's your experience with immunotherapy?
Cancer | Last Active: Aug 12, 2021 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
It seems that the second immunotherapy treatment caused severe diarrhea resulting in hospitalization. The patient was given IV steroids and fluids but continues to have some bouts of it even after being released. Will future treatments aggravate the situation or does this get better with time? Can diet help control it?
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It depends if the diarrhea is what clinical trials grade as 3 or 4 then immunotherapy has to be discontinued. The patient might benefit from a low dose maintenance steroid like prednisone to try to control the diarrhea.