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. 2019 Nov 5;12:1756284819884196. doi: 10.1177/1756284819884196

Table 4.

Management of hepatitis related to ICI therapy.

Grade 1–2 hepatitis Grade 3 hepatitis Grade 4 hepatitis
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.