MÉTHODES ET COMPOSITIONS POUR L'IDENTIFICATION ET LE TRAITEMENT DE SUJETS À RISQUE DE DÉVELOPPER UNE COLITE ASSOCIÉE À UNE THÉRAPIE DE BLOCAGE DE POINTS DE CONTRÔLE
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying subjects treated with or considered for treatment with checkpoint blockade therapeutic agents that are at higher or lower risk for developing checkpoint therapy associated colitis, by analyzing the intestinal microbiome of those subjects. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that the abundance of certain intestinal microbiota of the phyla Bacteroidetes, including the bacteria in the families Bacteroidaceae, Rikenellaceae, and Barnesisllaceae, and/or an increase or decrease in microbial genetic pathways involved in polyamine transport and/or B vitamin biosynthesis (e.g., (riboflavin (B2), pantothenate (B5) and thiamine (B1)) are associated with the likelihood of developing checkpoint therapy associated colitis.
