The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has reviewed complications associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
Patient selection: inflammatory arthritis following therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitor
Parameters:
(1) clinical findings
(2) pain
(3) impact
Clinical Findings
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Pain
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Impact
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Grade
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none
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none
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none
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G0
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inflammation, erythema or joint swelling
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mild
|
mild
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G1
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inflammation, erythema or joint swelling
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moderate
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limits instrumental ADL
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G2
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inflammation, erythema or joint swelling; irreversible joint damage
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severe
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disabling; limits self-care ADL
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G3/G4
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The diagnosis requires exclusion of other diagnoses that can explain the findings.