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Hernandez N, Bessone F, Andrade R. Emerging role of immunotherapy for cancer as a major cause of drug-induced liver injury. Ann Hepatol 2024; 29:101520. [PMID: 38852782 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2024.101520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Nelia Hernandez
- Unidad Académica Gastroenterología, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Hospital Provincial del Centenario, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Servicio de Gastroenterología y Hepatología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Servicios de Aparato Digestivo y Farmacología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina-IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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Ruli TM, Pollack ED, Lodh A, Evers CD, Price CA, Shoreibah M. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Their Hepatic-Related Side Effects: A Review. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2042. [PMID: 38893164 PMCID: PMC11171072 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16112042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Primary liver cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide, with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) being the most prevalent type of liver cancer. The prognosis of patients with advanced, unresectable HCC has historically been poor. However, with the emergence of immunotherapy, specifically immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), there is reason for optimism. Nevertheless, ICIs do not come without risk, especially when administered in patients with HCC, given their potential underlying poor hepatic reserve. Given their novelty in the management of HCC, there are few studies to date specifically investigating ICI-related side effects on the liver in patients with underlying HCC. This review will serve as a guide for clinicians on ICIs' role in the management of HCC and their potential side effect profile. There will be a discussion on ICI-related hepatotoxicity, the potential for hepatitis B and C reactivation with ICI use, the potential for the development of autoimmune hepatitis with ICI use, and the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding with ICI use. As ICIs become more commonplace as a treatment option in patients with advanced HCC, it is imperative that clinicians not only understand the mechanism of action of such agents but also understand and are able to identify hepatic-related side effects.
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- Thomas M. Ruli
- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (E.D.P.); (A.L.); (C.A.P.)
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- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (E.D.P.); (A.L.); (C.A.P.)
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- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (E.D.P.); (A.L.); (C.A.P.)
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- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (E.D.P.); (A.L.); (C.A.P.)
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- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; (E.D.P.); (A.L.); (C.A.P.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA;
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Ercin CN. New classification of drug induced liver injury (DILI) in AASLD guidance: What is next? HEPATOLOGY FORUM 2024; 5:61-62. [PMID: 38487735 PMCID: PMC10936121 DOI: 10.14744/hf.2024.2024.0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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- Cemal Nuri Ercin
- Department of Gastroenterology, Health Sciences University, Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkiye
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Karim G, Reddy M, Mobin N, Weisberg I, Dinani A. Immunosuppression management for refractory checkpoint inhibitor-related hepatotoxicity. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 2024; 23:e0096. [PMID: 38283303 PMCID: PMC10810593 DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Gres Karim
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Hospital, 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Gudd CLC, Sheth R, Thursz MR, Triantafyllou E, Possamai LA. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Liver Injury. Semin Liver Dis 2023; 43:402-417. [PMID: 38101418 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
In recent years cancer treatment has been revolutionized by the development and wide application of checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) drugs, which are a form of immunotherapy. CPI treatment is associated with immune-related adverse events, off-target tissue destructive inflammatory complications, which may affect a range of organs, with liver inflammation (hepatitis) being one of the more commonly noted events. This is a novel form of drug-induced liver injury and a rapidly evolving field, as our understanding of both the basic immunopathology of CPI hepatitis (CPI-H) and optimal clinical management, races to catch up with the increasing application of this form of immunotherapy in clinical practice. In this review, we summarize current evidence and understanding of CPI-H, from fundamental immunology to practical patient management.
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- Cathrin L C Gudd
- Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Liver Studies, Department of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Liver and Antiviral Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Liver and Antiviral Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Fontana RJ, Bjornsson ES, Reddy R, Andrade RJ. The Evolving Profile of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 21:2088-2099. [PMID: 36868489 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
Abstract
Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is an infrequent but important cause of liver disease. Newly identified causes of DILI include the COVID vaccines, turmeric, green tea extract, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. DILI is largely a clinical diagnosis of exclusion that requires evaluation for more common causes of liver injury and a compatible temporal association with the suspect drug. Recent progress in DILI causality assessment includes the development of the semi-automated revised electronic causality assessment method (RECAM) instrument. In addition, several drug-specific HLA associations have been identified that can help with the confirmation or exclusion of DILI in individual patients. Various prognostic models can help identify the 5%-10% of patients at highest risk of death. Following suspect drug cessation, 80% of patients with DILI fully recover, whereas 10%-15% have persistently abnormal laboratory studies at 6 months of follow-up. Hospitalized patients with DILI with an elevated international normalized ratio or mental status changes should be considered for N-acetylcysteine therapy and urgent liver transplant evaluation. Selected patients with moderate to severe drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms or autoimmune features on liver biopsy may benefit from short-term corticosteroids. However, prospective studies are needed to determine the optimal patients and dose and duration of steroids to use. LiverTox is a comprehensive, freely accessible Web site with important information regarding the hepatotoxicity profile of more than 1000 approved medications and 60 herbal and dietary supplement products. It is hoped that ongoing "omics" studies will lead to additional insight into DILI pathogenesis, improved diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, and mechanism-based treatments.
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- Robert J Fontana
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Deparment of Internal Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital-IBIMA Platform BIONAND, University of Malaga, CIBERehd, Spain
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Otsuka T, Hashii Y, Murayama S, Ishizuka Y, Kojitani Y, Nishio M, Kudo T. Checkpoint inhibitor-induced gastritis followed by delayed severe hepatitis in a patient with lung metastases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a case report. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1164236. [PMID: 37251947 PMCID: PMC10213227 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1164236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Pembrolizumab, an anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor monoclonal antibody, is an effective first-line therapy for metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are well-described complications of PD-1 inhibitors, and multiorgan irAEs are known to occur occasionally. We report a patient with pulmonary metastases of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), who developed gastritis followed by delayed severe hepatitis and recovered with triple immunosuppressant therapy. A 58-year-old Japanese male with pulmonary metastases of oropharyngeal SCC who was treated with pembrolizumab, subsequently developed new-onset appetite loss and upper abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed gastritis and immunohistochemistry revealed pembrolizumab-induced gastritis. The patient developed delayed severe hepatitis at 15 months after initiating pembrolizumab treatment, presenting "Grade 4 aspartate aminotransferase increase" and "Grade 4 alanine aminotransferase increase." Impaired liver function persisted despite pulse corticosteroid therapy with intravenous methylprednisolone 1,000 mg/day, followed by oral prednisolone 2 mg/kg/day and oral mycophenolate mofetil 2,000 mg/day. Tacrolimus, which reached target serum trough concentrations of 8-10 ng/mL, gradually improved irAE grades from Grade 4 to Grade 1. The patient responded well to triple immunosuppressant therapy comprising prednisolone, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus. Therefore, this immunotherapeutic approach could be effective for multiorgan irAEs in patients with cancer.
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- Tomoyuki Otsuka
- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Lasagna A, Pedrazzoli P, Bruno R, Sacchi P. Postvaccination immune-mediated hepatitis: what do we really know? Immunotherapy 2023; 15:627-630. [PMID: 37096908 DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Tweetable abstract The percentage of patients with immune-mediated vaccine-associated hepatitis is minimal compared with the number of patients vaccinated worldwide.
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- Angioletta Lasagna
- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine & Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic & Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100, Italy
- Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Camillo Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Bessone F, Björnsson ES. Drug-Induced Liver Injury due to Biologics and Immune Check Point Inhibitors. Med Clin North Am 2023; 107:623-640. [PMID: 37001957 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Biological agents have in the last two decades become very important therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of various autoimmune disorders. The most widely used biologics are the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) receptor antagonists: infliximab, adalimumab, and etanercept. Other commonly used biological agents are interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist (Anakinra), interleukin (IL)-6 receptor antagonist (tocilizumab), and CD20 surface antigen antagonist (rituximab). The current review will however focus on TNF-α receptor antagonists.
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