Table 2.
Endoscopic and histologic findings in 9 patients
| Patient | Colon mucosal findings1 | Colon Histology2 | T cells % FOXP3+ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Crypts | Lamina Propria | Other | |||
| #1 | Normal | PMN | 4.80 | |||
| #2 | Erythema, Edema | Increased PMN, eosinophils | 5.63 | |||
| #3 | Erythema, Edema, Friability, Erosions |
Apoptotic bodies | Increased lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils |
3.06 | ||
| #4 | Erythema, Edema, Friability | Lymphocytes | Microabscesses, PMN, eosinophils |
Increased plasma cells | 8.81 | |
| #5 | Erythema, Friability | Microabscesses, PMN, lymphocytes, eosinophils |
Increased PMN, eosinophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells, |
1.51 | ||
| #6 | Erythema, Ulcers | PMN | PMN | Increased PMN, lymphocytes, plasma cells |
4.02 | |
| #7 | Erythema, Edemea, Exudate, Friability, Ulcers, Bleeding |
PMN | Increased PMN, eosinophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells, |
3.90 | ||
| #8 | Erythema, Edema, Exudate, Ulcers | Lymphocytes | Apoptotic bodies, architectural distortion, microabscesses |
Increased lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils |
1.21 | |
| #9 | Erythema, Edema, Friability, Exudate, Ulcers, Denuded mucosa |
Thin epithelium |
Apoptotic bodies, architectural distortion, microabscesses |
Increased PMN, lymphocytes, plasma cells |
Crypt loss |
3.56 |
Based on the findings at all endoscopic examinations following ipilimumab.
Based on the histologic findings from all colon mucosal biopsies. PMN= neutrophils.