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Rogiers A, Dimitriou F, Lobon I, Harvey C, Vergara IA, Pires da Silva I, Lo SN, Scolyer RA, Carlino MS, Menzies AM, Long GV. Seasonal patterns of toxicity in melanoma patients treated with combination anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 immunotherapy. Eur J Cancer 2024; 198:113506. [PMID: 38184928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitors are frequently associated with the development of immunotherapy-related adverse events (irAEs). The exact etiology, including the role of environmental factors, remains incompletely understood. METHODS We analyzed the records of 394 melanoma patients from three centers (northern and southern hemisphere). Patients had received at least one cycle of anti-PD-1/anti-CTLA-4 with a minimum follow-up of 3 months. We study the distribution and time to irAEs onset throughout the calendar year. RESULTS 764 irAEs were recorded; the most frequent were skin rash (35%), hepatitis (32%) and colitis (30%). The irAEs incidence was the highest in autumn and winter, and the ratio for the 'number of irAEs' per 'therapies commenced' was the highest in winter and lowest in summer (2.4 and 1.7, respectively). Season-specific patterns in the time of irAEs onset were observed for pneumonitis (shorter time to onset in autumn, p = 0.025), hepatitis (shorter time to onset in spring, p = 0.016) and sarcoid-like immune reaction (shorter time to onset in autumn, p = 0.041). Season-specific patterns for early-onset irAEs were observed for hepatitis (spring, p = 0.023) and nephritis (summer, p = 0.017). Early-onset pneumonitis was more frequent in autumn-winter (p = 0.008) and early-onset nephritis in spring-summer (p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS Environmental factors that are associated with particular seasons may contribute to the development of certain irAEs and suggest the potential effect of environmental triggers. The identification of these factors may enhance preventive and therapeutic strategies to reduce the morbidity of irAEs.
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- Aljosja Rogiers
- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cancer Dynamics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Charles Perkin Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Charles Perkin Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Nuñez NG, Berner F, Friebel E, Unger S, Wyss N, Gomez JM, Purde MT, Niederer R, Porsch M, Lichtensteiger C, Kramer R, Erdmann M, Schmitt C, Heinzerling L, Abdou MT, Karbach J, Schadendorf D, Zimmer L, Ugurel S, Klümper N, Hölzel M, Power L, Kreutmair S, Capone M, Madonna G, Cevhertas L, Heider A, Amaral T, Hasan Ali O, Bomze D, Dimitriou F, Diem S, Ascierto PA, Dummer R, Jäger E, Driessen C, Levesque MP, van de Veen W, Joerger M, Früh M, Becher B, Flatz L. Immune signatures predict development of autoimmune toxicity in patients with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. MED 2023; 4:113-129.e7. [PMID: 36693381 DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are among the most promising treatment options for melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While ICIs can induce effective anti-tumor responses, they may also drive serious immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Identifying biomarkers to predict which patients will suffer from irAEs would enable more accurate clinical risk-benefit analysis for ICI treatment and may also shed light on common or distinct mechanisms underpinning treatment success and irAEs. METHODS In this prospective multi-center study, we combined a multi-omics approach including unbiased single-cell profiling of over 300 peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples and high-throughput proteomics analysis of over 500 serum samples to characterize the systemic immune compartment of patients with melanoma or NSCLC before and during treatment with ICIs. FINDINGS When we combined the parameters obtained from the multi-omics profiling of patient blood and serum, we identified potential predictive biomarkers for ICI-induced irAEs. Specifically, an early increase in CXCL9/CXCL10/CXCL11 and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) 1 to 2 weeks after the start of therapy are likely indicators of heightened risk of developing irAEs. In addition, an early expansion of Ki-67+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) and Ki-67+ CD8+ T cells is also likely to be associated with increased risk of irAEs. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that the combination of these cellular and proteomic biomarkers may help to predict which patients are likely to benefit most from ICI therapy and those requiring intensive monitoring for irAEs. FUNDING This work was primarily funded by the European Research Council, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Swiss Cancer League, and the Forschungsförderung of the Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
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- Nicolas Gonzalo Nuñez
- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Uniklinikum Erlangen, Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-European Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg (CCC ER-EMN), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Uniklinikum Erlangen, Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-European Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg (CCC ER-EMN), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Uniklinikum Erlangen, Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-European Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg (CCC ER-EMN), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany; Department of Dermatology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Essen/Düsseldorf, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne/Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland; Department of Medical Immunology, Institute of Health Sciences, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Skin Cancer Center, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; iFIT Cluster of Excellence (EXC 2180), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medical Genetics, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Universitäts-Hautklinik, University of Tübingen, 72016 Tübingen, Germany.
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Les I, Pérez-Francisco I, Cabero M, Sánchez C, Hidalgo M, Teijeira L, Arrazubi V, Domínguez S, Anaut P, Eguiluz S, Elejalde I, Herrera A, Martínez M. Prediction of Immune-Related Adverse Events Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors With a Panel of Autoantibodies: Protocol of a Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Cohort Study. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:894550. [PMID: 35721217 PMCID: PMC9198493 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.894550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is markedly improving the prognosis of patients with several types of cancer. On the other hand, the growth in the use of these drugs in oncology is associated with an increase in multiple immune-related adverse events (irAEs), whose optimal prevention and management remain unclear. In this context, there is a need for reliable and validated biomarkers to predict the occurrence of irAEs in patients treated with ICIs. Thus, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a sensitive routinely available panel of autoantibodies consisting of antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies to identify patients at risk of developing irAEs. Methods and Analysis: A multicenter, prospective, observational, cohort study has been designed to be conducted in patients diagnosed with cancer amenable to ICI therapy. Considering the percentage of ICI-induced irAEs to be 25% and a loss to follow-up of 5%, it has been estimated that a sample size of 294 patients is required to detect an expected sensitivity of the autoantibody panel under study of 0.90 with a confidence interval (95%) of no less than 0.75. For 48 weeks, patients will be monitored through the oncology outpatient clinics of five hospitals in Spain. Immune-related adverse events will be defined and categorized according to CTCAE v. 5.0. All the patients will undergo ordinary blood tests at specific moments predefined per protocol and extraordinary blood tests at the time of any irAE being detected. Ordinary and extraordinary samples will be frozen and stored in the biobank until analysis in the same autoimmunity laboratory when the whole cohort reaches week 48. A predictive model of irAEs will be constructed with potential risk factors of immune-related toxicity including the autoantibody panel under study. Ethics and Dissemination: This protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of the Basque Country and the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices. Informed consent will be obtained from all participants before their enrollment. The authors declare that the results will be submitted to an international peer-reviewed journal for their prompt dissemination.
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- Iñigo Les
- Internal Medicine Department, Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain.,Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain
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- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Breast Cancer Research Group, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Clinical Trials Platform, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain
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- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Breast Cancer Research Group, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.,Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain.,Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Navarra University Hospital, Pamplona, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Immunology, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.,Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Lung Cancer Research Group, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Weidhaas J, Marco N, Scheffler AW, Kalbasi A, Wilenius K, Rietdorf E, Gill J, Heilig M, Desler C, Chin RK, Kaprealian T, McCloskey S, Raldow A, Raja NP, Kesari S, Carrillo J, Drakaki A, Scholz M, Telesca D. Germline biomarkers predict toxicity to anti-PD1/PDL1 checkpoint therapy. J Immunother Cancer 2022; 10:jitc-2021-003625. [PMID: 35115362 PMCID: PMC8804679 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-003625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is great interest in finding ways to identify patients who will develop toxicity to cancer therapies. This has become especially pressing in the era of immune therapy, where toxicity can be long-lasting and life-altering, and primarily comes in the form of immune-related adverse effects (irAEs). Treatment with the first drugs in this class, anti-programmed death 1 (anti-PD1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1) checkpoint therapies, results in grade 2 or higher irAEs in up to 25%-30% of patients, which occur most commonly within the first 6 months of treatment and can include arthralgias, rash, pruritus, pneumonitis, diarrhea and/or colitis, hepatitis, and endocrinopathies. We tested the hypothesis that germline microRNA pathway functional variants, known to predict altered systemic stress responses to cancer therapies, would predict irAEs in patients across cancer types. METHODS MicroRNA pathway variants were evaluated for an association with grade 2 or higher toxicity using four classifiers on 62 patients with melanoma, and then the panel's performance was validated on 99 patients with other cancer types. Trained classifiers included classification trees, LASSO-regularized logistic regression, boosted trees, and random forests. Final performance measures were reported on the training set using leave-one-out cross validation and validated on held-out samples. The predicted probability of toxicity was evaluated for its association, if any, with response categories to anti-PD1/PDL1 therapy in the melanoma cohort. RESULTS A biomarker panel was identified that predicts toxicity with 80% accuracy (F1=0.76, area under the curve (AUC)=0.82) in the melanoma training cohort and 77.6% accuracy (F1=0.621, AUC=0.778) in the pan-cancer validation cohort. In the melanoma cohort, the predictive probability of toxicity was not associated with response categories to anti-PD1/PDL1 therapy (p=0.70). In the same cohort, the most significant biomarker of toxicity in RAC1, predicting a greater than ninefold increased risk of toxicity (p<0.001), was also not associated with response to anti-PD1/PDL1 therapy (p=0.151). CONCLUSIONS A germline microRNA-based biomarker signature predicts grade 2 and higher irAEs to anti-PD1/PDL1 therapy, regardless of tumor type, in a pan-cancer manner. These findings represent an important step toward personalizing checkpoint therapy, the use of which is growing rapidly.
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- Joanne Weidhaas
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Prostate Oncology Specialists, Marina Del Rey, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Saint John’s Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Hazard, Kentucky, USA
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- Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Saint John’s Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Saint John’s Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California, USA
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- Department of Urology, Medical Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Prostate Oncology Specialists, Marina Del Rey, California, USA
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Rivet V, Quantin X, Faillie JL, Lesage C, Meunier L, Faure S, Hillaire-Buys D, Lesouder C, Fabre S, Assenat E, Rullier P, Guilpain P, Maria ATJ. [Management of immune-related toxicities associated with immune checkpoints inhibitors: Data from the multidisciplinary meeting « ToxImmun » in Eastern Occitania]. Rev Med Interne 2021; 42:310-319. [PMID: 33485701 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2021.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can cause numerous and complex immune-related adverse events whose management need a multidisciplinary approach. Herein, we investigated 114 requests, mostly concerning patients suffering from lung cancer, that were submitted to the « ToxImmun » multidisciplinary meeting in Eastern Occitania between December the 17th 2018 and January the 20th 2020. The leading reasons for the request concerned the putative causal link between immunotherapy and immune-toxicity and its management, followed by possible retreatment after temporary withdrawn because of adverse event, and finally the possibility to initiate ICIs in patients with pre-existing autoimmunity. Colitis, hepatitis and myocarditis were the most frequent immune-related adverse events (IRAEs), both all grade and grade 3-4. Sicca syndrome (with or without Sjogren criteria) was also frequent (26% of cases) and seems to be associated with severe toxicity and multi-toxicity. The mean time to first IRAE was 3.8 months, a time shortened with the use of anti-PD-L1 agents or ICI combination. A majority of requests came from initial evaluation by the internist confirming the early and main role of this specialty in the management of immunotoxicity. Expansion of this regional multidisciplinary meeting, coordinated by internists and medical oncologists, could improve management of immune-related adverse events for the patients' benefits.
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- V Rivet
- Service de médecine interne : maladies multi-organiques de l'adulte, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Service d'oncologie médicale-oncologie thoracique, institut du cancer de Montpellier, Val d'Aurelle, Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Département de pharmacologie médicale et toxicologie, centre régional de pharmacovigilance, hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de dermatologie clinique, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Département de pharmacologie médicale et toxicologie, centre régional de pharmacovigilance, hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Département de pharmacologie médicale et toxicologie, centre régional de pharmacovigilance, hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de médecine interne, clinique Beau-Soleil, Montpellier, France
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- Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Service d'oncologie médicale, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de médecine interne : maladies multi-organiques de l'adulte, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Service de médecine interne : maladies multi-organiques de l'adulte, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; IRMB Institute for regenerative medicine and biotherapy, Inserm U1183, hôpital Saint-Éloi, Montpellier, France
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- Service de médecine interne : maladies multi-organiques de l'adulte, hôpital Saint-Éloi, CHRU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France; IRMB Institute for regenerative medicine and biotherapy, Inserm U1183, hôpital Saint-Éloi, Montpellier, France.
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Zheng Z, Liu Y, Yang J, Tan C, Zhou L, Wang X, Xiao L, Zhang S, Chen Y, Liu X. Diabetes mellitus induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2021; 37:e3366. [PMID: 32543027 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used in oncology for their favourable antitumor efficacy. ICI therapy is associated with a unique toxicity profile known as immune-related adverse events (irAEs). One such irAE is ICI-related diabetes mellitus (DM), which is relatively uncommon but can become extremely severe, leading to irreversible impairment of β-cells, and even lead to death if not promptly recognised and properly managed. The precise mechanisms of ICI-related DM are not well understood. In this review, we summarise the clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and management of this adverse effect caused by ICI therapy. Deeper investigation of ICI-related DM may contribute to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of classical type 1 DM.
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- Zhenjiang Zheng
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Research Core Facility of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Gutierrez C, Rajendram P, Pastores SM. Toxicities Associated with Immunotherapy and Approach to Cardiotoxicity with Novel Cancer Therapies. Crit Care Clin 2020; 37:47-67. [PMID: 33190775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2020.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In recent years, major advances in oncology especially the advent of targeted agents and immunotherapies (immune checkpoint inhibitors [ICIs] and chimeric antigen receptor [CAR] T-cell therapy) have led to improved quality of life and survival rates in patients with cancer. This article focuses on the clinical features, and grading and management of toxicities associated with ICIs and CAR T-cell therapy. In addition, because cardiotoxicity is one of the most harmful effects of anticancer therapeutics, we describe the risk factors and mechanisms of cardiovascular injury associated with newer agents, screening technologies for at-risk patients, and preventive and treatment strategies.
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- Cristina Gutierrez
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Critical Care, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1275 York Avenue C-1179, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Sasson SC, Zaunders JJ, Nahar K, Munier CML, Fairfax BP, Olsson-Brown A, Jolly C, Read SA, Ahlenstiel G, Palendira U, Scolyer RA, Carlino MS, Payne MJ, Cheung VTF, Gupta T, Klenerman P, Long GV, Brain O, Menzies AM, Kelleher AD. Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are activated in the gastrointestinal tissue of patients with combination ipilimumab and nivolumab therapy-related colitis in a pathology distinct from ulcerative colitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2020; 202:335-352. [PMID: 32734627 PMCID: PMC7670140 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the pathogenesis of combination ipilimumab and nivolumab-associated colitis (IN-COL) by measuring gut-derived and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (GMNC; PBMC) profiles. We studied GMNC and PBMC from patients with IN-COL, IN-treated with no adverse-events (IN-NAE), ulcerative colitis (UC) and healthy volunteers using flow cytometry. In the gastrointestinal-derived cells we found high levels of activated CD8+ T cells and mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in IN-COL, changes that were not evident in IN-NAE or UC. UC, but not IN-C, was associated with a high proportion of regulatory T cells (Treg ). We sought to determine if local tissue responses could be measured in peripheral blood. Peripherally, checkpoint inhibition instigated a rise in activated memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, regardless of colitis. Low circulating MAIT cells at baseline was associated with IN-COL patients compared with IN-NAE in one of two cohorts. UC, but not IN-COL, was associated with high levels of circulating plasmablasts. In summary, the alterations in T cell subsets measured in IN-COL-affected tissue, characterized by high levels of activated CD8+ T cells and MAIT cells and a low proportion of Treg , reflected a pathology distinct from UC. These tissue changes differed from the periphery, where T cell activation was a widespread on-treatment effect, and circulating MAIT cell count was low but not reliably predictive of colitis.
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- S C Sasson
- Translational Gastroenterology Unit and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia and The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.,Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.,Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia and The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia and The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Medical Oncology, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Peter Medawar Building of Pathogen Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Melanoma Institute Australia and The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Department of Gastroenterology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Melanoma Institute Australia and The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Shao W, Zhou Q, Tang X. Current and emerging treatment options for lung cancer in patients with pre-existing connective tissue disease. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2020; 63:101937. [PMID: 32810582 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2020.101937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An association between connective tissue disease (CTD) and lung cancer has been claimed in accumulating studies. However, the management of lung cancer with CTD is challenging because the pre-existing CTDs have proved to be significant risk factors for treatment-related toxicity, resulting in poor survival. In this review, we summarize the available information related to the treatment for lung cancer with CTD, discuss risk factors for treatment-related toxicities and management recommendations, which attempts to approach lung cancer with comorbid CTD systematically. Preliminary data show that: i) limited studies have focused on the effect of traditional therapeutic modalities, such as surgical treatment and chemotherapy; ii) with the development of the modern radiation techniques, radiotherapy would be well tolerated in this challenging clinical situation, but a cautious decision should be made for patients with CTD associated interstitial lung disease (ILD); iii) for patients with inactive CTD, immunotherapy was shown to have excellent local control with acceptable toxicity; iv) little information is available on the effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors because of acute exacerbation (AE) of ILD risks; v) antiangiogenic therapy might be useful in preventing the progression in both lung cancer and CTD without increasing the AE-ILD risk; vi) Nintedanib would be a potentially promising novel therapy since it has recently been developed with promising results for both lung cancer and CTD-ILD. Further large-scale, randomized, controlled studies are still required to develop better therapeutic management for patients with lung cancer and pre-existing CTD.
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- Weihua Shao
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Matsuoka H, Hayashi T, Takigami K, Imaizumi K, Shiroki R, Ohmiya N, Sugiura K, Kawada K, Sawaki A, Maeda K, Ando Y, Uyama I. Correlation between immune-related adverse events and prognosis in patients with various cancers treated with anti PD-1 antibody. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:656. [PMID: 32664888 PMCID: PMC7362440 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07142-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) are used for the treatment of various cancer types. However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) occur in patients treated with ICIs. Several small-scale studies have reported the onset of irAEs and therapeutic effects of ICIs. Here we report a large-scale retrospective study covering a wide range of cancers. We evaluated irAEs and the therapeutic effects of ICIs and determined whether irAEs could be predicted. METHODS This study included patients treated with the anti-PD-1 antibodies nivolumab or pembrolizumab at Fujita Health University Hospital between December 2015 and March 2019. We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records for age, cancer type, pre-treatment blood test data, presence or absence of irAE onset, type and severity of irAEs, outcome of irAE treatment, response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival. RESULTS Two hundred-eighty patients received ICIs. The overall incidence of irAEs was 41.1% (115 patients), and the incidence of severe irAEs of grade 3 and higher was 2.8% (eight patients). The most common irAEs were skin disorders, thyroid disorders and interstitial pneumonitis. Patients with irAEs were significantly older than those without irAEs (69.7 versus 66.0 years, P = 0.02). The objective response rate (ORR) in patients with irAEs was 30.4%, which was significantly higher than in patients without irAEs (12.7%; P < 0.01). Both the median overall and progression-free survival were significantly longer in patients with irAEs (P < 0.01, p < 0.01). Based on the blood test data obtained before ICI therapy, hypothyroidism, thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and thyroglobulin antibody levels were associated with the onset of irAEs. In many patients with irAEs of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Grade 3 or higher, re-administration of ICIs was difficult, and their outcomes were poor. In contrast, many patients with irAEs of a lower grade were able to resume ICI therapy. CONCLUSION Although the onset of irAEs was difficult to be predicted based on pre-treatment tests. It appeared that the continuation of ICI therapy, along with early detection and adequate control of irAEs, might contribute to the improved prognosis of patients.
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- Hiroshi Matsuoka
- Department of Surgery Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan.
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- College of Pharmacy, Kinjo Gakuin University, 2-1723 Oomori Moriyama, Nagoya City, Aichi, 463-8521, Japan
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- College of Pharmacy, Kinjo Gakuin University, 2-1723 Oomori Moriyama, Nagoya City, Aichi, 463-8521, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Urology Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Fujita Health University International Medical Center, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery Fujita Health University, Dengakugakubo 1-98, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi, Japan
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Comont T, Belliere J, Sibaud V, Alric L, Meyer N, Mazières J, Caron P, Acket B, Michot JM, Beyne-Rauzy O, Lambotte O. [Immune-related adverse events after immune checkpoints inhibitors in 2019: An update]. Rev Med Interne 2019; 41:37-45. [PMID: 31668882 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2019.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Use of checkpoint inhibitors to treat cancer was one of the most important revolution these last years and an increasing number of new types of tumors is currently under investigation with these new treatments. However, immune-related adverse events associated with these agents frequently affect various organs, mimicking auto-immune or inflammatory diseases. Some of these effects can be severe, often requiring hospitalization and specialized treatment (immunosuppression). Most known agents are ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4 antibody) nivolumab and pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1 antibodies). New molecules are now approved or in development as anti-PD-L1 antibodies, anti-LAG-3 or anti-TIM-3 antibodies, increasing the probability and new description of immune-related adverse events. With his experience in auto-immune diseases, the immunologist/internal medicine specialist has an important role in the management of these toxicities. The goal of this review is to focus on the incidence, diagnostic assessment and recommended management of the most relevant immune-related adverse events.
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- T Comont
- Service de médecine interne et immunopathologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, institut universitaire du cancer de Toulouse Oncopôle, 31100 Toulouse, France; UFR Purpan, université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, 31100, Toulouse, France; UMR1037-Inserm, ERL5294 CNRS, centre de recherche en cancérologie de Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France.
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- Département de néphrologie et transplantation d'organe, hôpital Rangueil, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Service d'oncodermatologie, institut universitaire du cancer de Toulouse oncopôle, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, hôpital Rangueil, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- UMR1037-Inserm, ERL5294 CNRS, centre de recherche en cancérologie de Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France; Service d'oncodermatologie, institut universitaire du cancer de Toulouse oncopôle, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Service de pneumologie hôpital Larey, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Service d'endocrinologie et maladies métaboliques, hôpital Larrey, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Service de neurologie, hôpital Pierre-Paul-Riquet, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Département des innovations thérapeutiques et essais Précoces, Gustave-Roussy, université Paris-Saclay, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- Service de médecine interne et immunopathologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Toulouse, institut universitaire du cancer de Toulouse Oncopôle, 31100 Toulouse, France; UFR Purpan, université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, 31100, Toulouse, France; UMR1037-Inserm, ERL5294 CNRS, centre de recherche en cancérologie de Toulouse, 31100 Toulouse, France
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- Service de médecine interne et immunologie clinique, hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; UMR1184 université Paris-Sud, INSERM, CEA, immunologie des infections virales et des maladies autoimmunes, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Zhao C, Rajan A. Immune checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of thymic epithelial tumors: how to maximize benefit and optimize risk? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3. [PMID: 31608320 PMCID: PMC6788636 DOI: 10.21037/med.2019.08.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A greater understanding of anti-tumor immunity has resulted in rapid development of immunotherapy for a wide variety of cancers. Antibodies targeting the immune checkpoints, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), programmed death-1 (PD-1), or its ligand (PD-L1) have demonstrated clinical activity and are approved for treatment of melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, head and neck cancers, esophageal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma, among others. Treatment is generally well tolerated with relatively few adverse events compared with standard treatments such as chemotherapy. However, immune activation can potentially affect any organ system and a small fraction of patients are at risk for developing severe immune-related adverse events. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and other immunotherapeutic modalities such as cancer vaccines are in nascent stages of development for treatment of thymic epithelial tumors (TETs). Since the thymus plays a key role in the development of immune tolerance, thymic tumors have a unique biology which can influence the risk-benefit balance of immunotherapy. Indeed, early results from clinical trials have demonstrated clinical activity, albeit at a cost of a higher incidence of immune-related adverse events, which seem to particularly affect skeletal and cardiac muscle and the neuromuscular junction. In this paper we describe the effects of thymic physiology on the immune system and review the results of clinical trials that have evaluated immunotherapy for treatment of relapsed thymoma and thymic carcinoma. We review ongoing efforts to mitigate the risk of immune-related complications in patients with TETs receiving immunotherapy and offer our thoughts for making immunotherapy a feasible alternative for treatment of thymic tumors.
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- Chen Zhao
- Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Grimm MO, Bex A, De Santis M, Ljungberg B, Catto JW, Rouprêt M, Hussain SA, Bellmunt J, Powles T, Wirth M, Van Poppel H. Safe Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in the Multidisciplinary Management of Urological Cancer: The European Association of Urology Position in 2019. Eur Urol 2019; 76:368-380. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ornstein MC, Calabrese C, Wood LS, Kirchner E, Profusek P, Allman KD, Martin A, Kontzias A, Grivas P, Garcia JA, Calabrese LH, Rini BI. Myalgia and Arthralgia Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs) in Patients With Genitourinary Malignancies Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:177-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Pavan A, Calvetti L, Dal Maso A, Attili I, Del Bianco P, Pasello G, Guarneri V, Aprile G, Conte P, Bonanno L. Peripheral Blood Markers Identify Risk of Immune-Related Toxicity in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors. Oncologist 2019; 24:1128-1136. [PMID: 31015312 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are now standard of care for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Unfortunately, many patients experience immune-related adverse events (irAEs), which are usually mild and reversible, but they require timely management and may be life threatening. No predictive markers of irAEs are available. MATERIALS AND METHODS The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) were evaluated in patients with NSCLC consecutively treated with ICIs. Prespecified cutoff values of NLR and PLR were used and related to outcome and onset of irAEs. A control group of patients with advanced NSCLC not receiving ICIs was included. RESULTS The study included 184 patients: 26 (14.1%) received pembrolizumab upfront, and 142 (77%) received ICIs (pembrolizumab, nivolumab or atezolizumab) after one or more lines of chemotherapy. The median number of ICIs cycles was six (range, 1-61). The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 4.8 (95% CI, 3.4-6.3) and 20.6 (95% CI, 14.7-26.5) months, respectively. Sixty patients (32.6%) developed irAEs, mainly grade 1-2 (65.0%), causing ICI interruption in 46 cases (25.0%). Low NLR and low PLR at baseline were significantly associated with the development of irAEs (odds ratio [OR], 2.2; p = .018 and OR, 2.8; p = .003, respectively). Multivariate analyses confirmed PLR as independent predictive marker of irAEs (OR, 2.3; p = .020). CONCLUSION NLR and PLR may predict the appearance of irAEs in non-oncogene-addicted aNSCLC, although this conclusion warrants prospective validation. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This study was designed to investigate the role of blood biomarkers in predicting the occurrence of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving immunotherapy. The results of the study suggest a potential predictive role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as markers for irAE development in this category of patients. These data provide rationale for an easy and feasible application to be validated in clinical practice.
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- Alberto Pavan
- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, San Bortolo General Hospital, Azienda Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria (AULSS) 8, Vicenza, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, San Bortolo General Hospital, Azienda Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria (AULSS) 8, Vicenza, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padua, Italy
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Li R, Lee G, El-Sherief A. Immunotherapy causing pneumonitis in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). BMJ Case Rep 2019; 12:12/3/e226044. [PMID: 30837232 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Our patient, who had been previously diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, presented with progressive dyspnoea after receiving second-line immunotherapy treatment with atezolizumab. Chest CT scan showed bilateral lung architectural distortion, bronchial dilatation, consolidative opacities, ground-glass opacities and linear opacities concerning for either infectious lung disease or treatment-related lung disease. A diagnostic bronchoscopy was performed and no evidence of malignancy or infection was detected. Discontinuing atezolizumab with the addition of oral corticosteroid improved the patient's respiratory symptoms but the patient required continuous oxygen supplementation. Later, the patient was found to have radiologic findings suggestive of further progression of his pneumonitis after completion of a course of corticosteroid treatment and required another course of oral prednisone. Immune-mediated pneumonitis could present with mild to severe respiratory symptoms with a wide range of clinical and radiologic features and physicians should be aware of this diagnosis of exclusion. Although patients may experience progressive disease with or without immunotherapy rechallenge, most of these cases can be managed successfully with favourable outcomes.
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- Rui Li
- Pulmonary Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Pulmonary Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Radiology, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Johnson DB, Balko JM. Biomarkers for Immunotherapy Toxicity: Are Cytokines the Answer? Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:1452-1454. [PMID: 30587548 PMCID: PMC6397678 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors induce durable responses in some patients with advanced cancer but may simultaneously trigger autoinflammatory immune-related adverse events (irAE). The pathogenesis of irAEs may relate to genetic predisposition, environmental insults, or tumor-host interactions. Elevated expression of certain cytokines may signal subclinical inflammation that evolves into severe irAEs with treatment.See related article by Lim et al., p. 1557.
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- Douglas B Johnson
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Lim SY, Lee JH, Gide TN, Menzies AM, Guminski A, Carlino MS, Breen EJ, Yang JYH, Ghazanfar S, Kefford RF, Scolyer RA, Long GV, Rizos H. Circulating Cytokines Predict Immune-Related Toxicity in Melanoma Patients Receiving Anti-PD-1-Based Immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res 2018; 25:1557-1563. [PMID: 30409824 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Combination PD-1 and CTLA-4 inhibitor therapy has dramatically improved the survival of patients with advanced melanoma but is also associated with significant immune-related toxicities. This study sought to identify circulating cytokine biomarkers of treatment response and immune-related toxicity. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The expression of 65 cytokines was profiled longitudinally in 98 patients with melanoma treated with PD-1 inhibitors, alone or in combination with anti-CTLA-4, and in an independent validation cohort of 49 patients treated with combination anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4. Cytokine expression was correlated with RECIST response and immune-related toxicity, defined as toxicity that warranted permanent discontinuation of treatment and administration of high-dose steroids. RESULTS Eleven cytokines were significantly upregulated in patients with severe immune-related toxicities at baseline (PRE) and early during treatment (EDT). The expression of these 11 cytokines was integrated into a single toxicity score, the CYTOX (cytokine toxicity) score, and the predictive utility of this score was confirmed in the discovery and validation cohorts. The AUC for the CYTOX score in the validation cohort was 0.68 at PRE [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.51-0.84; P = 0.037] and 0.70 at EDT (95% CI, 0.55-0.85; P = 0.017) using ROC analysis. CONCLUSIONS The CYTOX score is predictive of severe immune-related toxicity in patients with melanoma treated with combination anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 immunotherapy. This score, which includes proinflammatory cytokines such as IL1a, IL2, and IFNα2, may help in the early management of severe, potentially life-threatening immune-related toxicity.See related commentary by Johnson and Balko, p. 1452.
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- Su Y Lim
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. .,Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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