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ReviewCancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.)

Immunotherapy Use in Patients With Lung Cancer and Comorbidities.

Mitchell S von Itzstein, Amrit S Gonugunta, Helen G Mayo, John D Minna, David E Gerber

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Review in Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 32 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mitchell S von Itzstein
Amrit S GonuguntaUT Southwestern Medical School.
Helen G MayoUT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center.
John D Minna
David E Gerber
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USSouthwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--SPORE IN LUNG CANCERP50CA070907 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HEYMACH, JOHN V., MINNA, JOHN D. · 1996 to 2024
$57.4M
Finding the optimal balance of immunotherapy efficacy and toxicity.U01AI156189 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GERBER, DAVID ERIC, WAKELAND, EDWARD K. · 2020 to 2024
$3.1M
Development of New Cancer Treatments and InvestigatorsK24CA201543 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GERBER, DAVID ERIC · 2016 to 2020
$737k
NCI NIH HHS K24 CA201543NCI NIH HHS P50 CA070907NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI156189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is now in widespread clinical use for the treatment of lung cancer. Although patients with autoimmune disease and other comorbidities were excluded from initial clinical trials, emerging real-world experience suggests that these promising treatments may be administered safely to individuals with inactive low-risk autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis, mild to moderate renal and hepatic dysfunction, and certain chronic viral infections. Considerations for ICI in autoimmune disease populations include exacerbations of the underlying autoimmune disease, increased risk of ICI-induced immune-related adverse events, and potential for compromised efficacy if patients are receiving chronic immunosuppression. Immune checkpoint inhibitor use in higher-risk autoimmune conditions, such as myasthenia gravis or multiple sclerosis, requires careful evaluation on a case-by-case basis. Immune checkpoint inhibitor use in individuals with solid organ transplant carries a substantial risk of organ rejection. Ongoing research into the prediction of ICI efficacy and toxicity may help in patient selection, treatment, and monitoring.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsComorbidityHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunologic FactorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunologic Factors

Identifiers

PMID33298724
PMCPMC7735252
OpenAlexW3111291616

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Registered trials

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