JAMA Oncology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
7(9), P. 1351 - 1351
Published: June 4, 2021
Administration
of
pembrolizumab
plus
concurrent
chemoradiation
therapy
(cCRT)
may
provide
treatment
benefit
to
patients
with
locally
advanced,
stage
III
non-small
cell
lung
cancer
(NSCLC).
Journal of Clinical Oncology,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
36(17), P. 1714 - 1768
Published: Feb. 14, 2018
Purpose
To
increase
awareness,
outline
strategies,
and
offer
guidance
on
the
recommended
management
of
immune-related
adverse
events
in
patients
treated
with
immune
checkpoint
inhibitor
(ICPi)
therapy.
Methods
A
multidisciplinary,
multi-organizational
panel
experts
medical
oncology,
dermatology,
gastroenterology,
rheumatology,
pulmonology,
endocrinology,
urology,
neurology,
hematology,
emergency
medicine,
nursing,
trialist,
advocacy
was
convened
to
develop
clinical
practice
guideline.
Guideline
development
involved
a
systematic
review
literature
an
informal
consensus
process.
The
focused
guidelines,
reviews
meta-analyses,
randomized
controlled
trials,
case
series
published
from
2000
through
2017.
Results
identified
204
eligible
publications.
Much
evidence
consisted
observational
data,
series,
reports.
Due
paucity
high-quality
events,
recommendations
are
based
expert
consensus.
Recommendations
for
specific
organ
system-based
toxicity
diagnosis
presented.
While
varies
according
system
affected,
general,
ICPi
therapy
should
be
continued
close
monitoring
grade
1
toxicities,
exception
some
neurologic,
hematologic,
cardiac
toxicities.
may
suspended
most
2
consideration
resuming
when
symptoms
revert
or
less.
Corticosteroids
administered.
Grade
3
toxicities
generally
warrant
suspension
ICPis
initiation
high-dose
corticosteroids
(prednisone
mg/kg/d
methylprednisolone
mg/kg/d).
tapered
over
course
at
least
4
6
weeks.
Some
refractory
cases
require
infliximab
other
immunosuppressive
In
permanent
discontinuation
is
endocrinopathies
that
have
been
by
hormone
replacement.
Additional
information
available
www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines
www.asco.org/guidelineswiki
.
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: Nov. 21, 2017
Cancer
immunotherapy
has
transformed
the
treatment
of
cancer.
However,
increasing
use
immune-based
therapies,
including
widely
used
class
agents
known
as
immune
checkpoint
inhibitors,
exposed
a
discrete
group
immune-related
adverse
events
(irAEs).
Many
these
are
driven
by
same
immunologic
mechanisms
responsible
for
drugs'
therapeutic
effects,
namely
blockade
inhibitory
that
suppress
system
and
protect
body
tissues
from
an
unconstrained
acute
or
chronic
response.
Skin,
gut,
endocrine,
lung
musculoskeletal
irAEs
relatively
common,
whereas
cardiovascular,
hematologic,
renal,
neurologic
ophthalmologic
occur
much
less
frequently.
The
majority
mild
to
moderate
in
severity;
however,
serious
occasionally
life-threatening
reported
literature,
treatment-related
deaths
up
2%
patients,
varying
ICI.
Immunotherapy-related
typically
have
delayed
onset
prolonged
duration
compared
chemotherapy,
effective
management
depends
on
early
recognition
prompt
intervention
with
suppression
and/or
immunomodulatory
strategies.
There
is
urgent
need
multidisciplinary
guidance
reflecting
broad-based
perspectives
how
recognize,
report
manage
organ-specific
toxicities
until
evidence-based
data
available
inform
clinical
decision-making.
Society
Immunotherapy
(SITC)
established
Toxicity
Management
Working
Group,
which
met
full-day
workshop
develop
recommendations
standardize
irAEs.
Here
we
present
their
consensus
managing
associated
inhibitor
therapy.
CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
70(2), P. 86 - 104
Published: Jan. 16, 2020
Abstract
Cancer
immunotherapies,
including
checkpoint
inhibitors
and
adoptive
cell
therapy,
manipulate
the
immune
system
to
recognize
attack
cancer
cells.
These
therapies
have
potential
induce
durable
responses
in
multiple
solid
hematologic
malignancies
thus
transformed
treatment
algorithms
for
numerous
tumor
types.
immunotherapies
lead
unique
toxicity
profiles
distinct
from
toxicities
of
other
therapies,
depending
on
their
mechanism
action.
often
require
specific
management,
which
can
include
steroids
immune‐modulating
therapy
consensus
guidelines
been
published.
This
review
will
focus
chimeric
antigen
receptor
T
cells,
pathophysiology,
diagnosis,
management.
JAMA Oncology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
5(7), P. 1008 - 1008
Published: April 25, 2019
Programmed
cell
death
(PD-1)
and
programmed
ligand
1
(PD-L1)
inhibitors
have
been
increasingly
used
in
cancer
therapy.
Understanding
the
treatment-related
adverse
events
of
these
drugs
is
critical
for
clinical
practice.To
evaluate
incidences
PD-1
PD-L1
differences
between
different
types.PubMed,
Web
Science,
Embase,
Scopus
were
searched
from
October
1,
2017,
through
December
15,
2018.Published
trials
on
single-agent
with
tabulated
data
included.Trial
name,
phase,
type,
inhibitor
used,
dose
escalation,
dosing
schedule,
number
patients,
all
events,
criteria
event
reporting
extracted
each
included
study,
bayesian
multilevel
regression
models
applied
analysis.Incidences
types.This
systematic
review
meta-analysis
125
involving
20
128
patients;
12
277
(66.0%)
18
610
patients
106
studies
developed
at
least
any
grade
(severity),
2627
(14.0%)
715
110
3
or
higher
severity.
The
most
common
all-grade
fatigue
(18.26%;
95%
CI,
16.49%-20.11%),
pruritus
(10.61%;
9.46%-11.83%),
diarrhea
(9.47%;
8.43%-10.58%).
(0.89%;
0.69%-1.14%),
anemia
(0.78%;
0.59%-1.02%),
aspartate
aminotransferase
increase
(0.75%;
0.56%-0.99%).
Hypothyroidism
(6.07%;
5.35%-6.85%)
hyperthyroidism
(2.82%;
2.40%-3.29%)
frequent
endocrine
immune-related
events.
Nivolumab
was
associated
mean
compared
pembrolizumab
(odds
ratio
[OR],
1.28;
0.97-1.79)
(OR,
1.30;
0.89-2.00).
a
incidence
1.58;
1.00-2.54).Different
appear
to
varying
events;
comprehensive
summary
provides
an
important
guide
clinicians.