ICI Patient Education Resources
Last Reviewed March 2025
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ASCO answers - Understanding Immunotherapy and Side Effects of Immunotherapy: Side Effects of Immunotherapy patient education video
Nova Scotia Health: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A guide for Cancer Patients
Nova Scotia Health: A Self-Monitoring Guide for Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Information to help you get ready for your immunotherapy treatment
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Immunotherapy and the side effects
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - What are the symptoms and side effects of immunotherapy?
Kidney Cancer Canada - Understanding your immuno-oncology therapy
Cancer Research UK - Patient Education on Checkpoint Inhibitors and Patient Education Video
Melanoma Canada - Patient information on Immunotherapy
Kidney Cancer Canada - Understanding your immuno-oncology therapy
Cancer Council NSW Treatment Fact Sheet - Understanding Immunotherapy
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Managing Your Immunotherapy Side Effects and Patient Education Video
Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Immunotherapy Side Effects and patient education video
National Cancer Institute - Information on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
ASCO answers - Understanding Immunotherapy and Side Effects of Immunotherapy
AIM With Immunotherapy Foundation - Immuno-Oncology Essentials (Canada), including patient action plans for pembrolizumab, nivolumab, nivolumab + ipilimumab, and ipilimumab
eviQ Patient Information
ESMO Patient Guide on Immunotherapy-Related Side Effects and Their Management
NCCN Guidelines for Patients - Immunotherapy Side Effects
GEOQ Immunotherapy Administration Guides and Advice to Patients
Time to Talk Immuno-Oncology™ Patient Education Tool-Kit via Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)
Canadian Cancer Society Patient information on Immunotherapy
University Health Network - Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
William Osler Health System - Immunotherapy Patient Information and Patient Education Video
BC Cancer Patient Information on Management of Immune-Mediated Adverse Reactions to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy (SCIMMUNE)
Cancer Care Ontario Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor ToolKit under “Patient Tools“
Oncology Nursing Society - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Key Principles When Educating Patients (Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2019; 23(3): 271)
