Nivolumab-induced immune-mediated colitis: an ulcerative colitis look-alike—report of new cases and review of the literature

Nivolumab, a monoclonal antibody-targeting programmed cell death protein-1, is being increasingly used for the treatment of some advanced neoplasms. Several of its adverse effects are a result of the upregulation of T cells, with colitis as one of the most severe, and a challenging differential diagnosis with ulcerative colitis. However, few real-life clinical practice cases have been reported beyond trials. Our aim was to report a series of new...