Holistic Approach to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Adverse Events

Copyright © 2022 Poto, Troiani, Criscuolo, Marone, Ciardiello, Tocchetti and Varricchi..

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) block inhibitory molecules, such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), or its ligand, programmed cell death protein ligand 1 (PD-L1) and enhance antitumor T-cell activity. ICIs provide clinical benefits in a percentage of patients with advanced cancers, but they are usually associated with a remarkable spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) (e.g., rash, colitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, endocrine, cardiac and musculoskeletal dysfunctions). Particularly patients on combination therapy (e.g., anti-CTLA-4 plus anti-PD-1/PD-L1) experience some form of irAEs. Different mechanisms have been postulated to explain these adverse events. Host factors such as genotype, gut microbiome and pre-existing autoimmune disorders may affect the risk of adverse events. Fatal ICI-related irAEs are due to myocarditis, colitis or pneumonitis. irAEs usually occur within the first months after ICI initiation but can develop as early as after the first dose to years after ICI initiation. Most irAEs resolve pharmacologically, but some appear to be persistent. Glucocorticoids represent the mainstay of management of irAEs, but other immunosuppressive drugs can be used to mitigate refractory irAEs. In the absence of specific trials, several guidelines, based on data from retrospective studies and expert consensus, have been published to guide the management of ICI-related irAEs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 13(2022), Seite 804597

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Poto, Remo [VerfasserIn]
Troiani, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Criscuolo, Gjada [VerfasserIn]
Marone, Giancarlo [VerfasserIn]
Ciardiello, Fortunato [VerfasserIn]
Tocchetti, Carlo Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Varricchi, Gilda [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

B7-H1 Antigen
Cancer
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein (CTLA-4)
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)
Immune-related adverse event (irAE)
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Ligands
PD-L1
Programmed cell death protein -1 (PD-1)
Review

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Date Completed 19.04.2022

Date Revised 20.05.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2022.804597

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339617705