Table 4.
Grade 1–2 hepatitis | Grade 3 hepatitis | Grade 4 hepatitis | |
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Criteria | AST or ALT 1–2.5 × ULN and/or total bilirubin 1–1.5 × ULN | AST or ALT >5 × ULN and/or total bilirubin >3 × ULN | AST or ALT >8 × ULN |
ICI therapy | Continue but with close monitoring | Discontinue | Discontinue |
Steroids | Consider oral steroids | High-dose IV steroids for 48 h and taper with oral steroids | High-dose IV steroids |
Other drugs to consider | None at this stage | • Mycophenolate mofetil 500 mg BD if no improvement after 48 h of steroids | • Longer duration of high-dose IV
steroids • Anti-thymocyte globulin • Toclizumab (anti IL-6 antibody) |
BD, twice daily; IV, intravenous; ULN- upper limit of normal.