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SynthesisMedicine2019

The overall safety evaluation of programmed cell death/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) treatment for lung cancer patients: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Heli Shang, Zewen Zhang, Alei Feng, Xiaowei Yang, Shuisheng Zhang, Yi Zhao, Qingshan Zhu, Yantao Mao, Kun Liu, Yuan Tian

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Heli ShangDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, The First Hospital Affiliated with Shandong First Medical University.
Zewen ZhangDepartment of Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Qilu Medical College, Shandong University.
Alei FengDepartment of Oncology, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong.
Xiaowei YangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Intervention, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University.
Shuisheng ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing.
Yi ZhaoDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning.
Qingshan ZhuDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Anyang Cancer Hospital of Henan Province, Anyang, Henan.
Yantao MaoDepartment of Oncology, Yantaishan Hospital of Shandong Province, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Kun LiuDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, The First Hospital Affiliated with Shandong First Medical University.
Yuan TianDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, The First Hospital Affiliated with Shandong First Medical University.
Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital · CNAnyang Tumor Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CNPeking University · CNShandong Provincial Hospital · CNShandong University · CNTsinghua University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe performed the meta-analysis to evaluate the overall safety of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) or ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor treatment for lung cancer patients.

methodRandomized controlled trials were collected according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Risk ratio (RR) of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor treatment-related death, treatment-related adverse events, any serious events, and any events leading to discontinuation were all taken into account for the final evaluation.

resultsFourteen studies were collected for the meta-analysis. The RR of treatment-related death for PD-1/PD-L1 was significantly lower than that of the control group (RR = 0.37, 95% confidence interval, CI: [0.21, 0.66]). Similar analysis results could also be seen for the RR of treatment-related adverse events and adverse events leading to discontinuation. When PD-1/PD-L1 was combined with chemotherapy, it increased the RR of adverse events leading to discontinuation (RR = 1.68, 95% CI: [1.22, 3.32]). The RR of overall treatment-related adverse events was lower in nivolumab (PD-1) than that of the control group (nivolumab + ipilimumab) (RR = 0.77, 95% CI: [0.65, 0.90]). Similar analysis results could also be seen in the RR of treatment-related adverse events for grade 3 to 5 and adverse events leading to discontinuation.

conclusionCompared with chemotherapy, RR of the treatment-related deaths associated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor was significantly lower than that of the chemotherapy group, while it did not increase the RR when they were combined with chemotherapy or other drugs. When PD-1/PD-L1 was combined with chemotherapy, it increased the RR of adverse events leading to discontinuation.

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Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenCTLA-4 AntigenHumansIpilimumabLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm GradingNivolumabOdds RatioRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurvival AnalysisAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenCTLA-4 AntigenIpilimumabNivolumab

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PMID31348245
PMCPMC6709159
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