DIA 2019 Global Annual Meeting

Immuno-oncology (IO) agents are emerging as essential tools to treat a wide range of solid tumors and their indications for use continue to expand. However, the antitumor immune activity of these agents can also be a threat to healthy tissue, resulting in novel presentations of adverse reactions, sometimes with highly undesirable outcomes. Early recognition and intervention can have a dramatic effect outcomes, particularly for very rare events that are progressive. However, presentation can mimic other less serious conditions that do not require early intervention. Thus, these immune-mediated phenomena have become the focus of intense exploration.

This session will provide a very brief conceptual overview of these agents, followed by two presentations. the first presentation will include methodological considerations for identifying potential predictors, such as transcriptomic biomarkers or specific interleukins, etc., that might aid prevention, facilitate early detection, or predict mortality. The second presentation will provide regulatory considerations in ensuring that benefits of these products outweigh their risks. Both presentations will include examples to illustrate key points. The session will conclude with an opportunity for Q&A.