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ReviewWorld journal of clinical oncology2021

Systemic adverse effects and toxicities associated with immunotherapy: A review.

Asim Kichloo, Michael Albosta, Dushyant Dahiya, Jean Claude Guidi, Michael Aljadah, Jagmeet Singh, Hafeez Shaka, Farah Wani, Akshay Kumar, Manidhar Lekkala

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Review in World journal of clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
63citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Managing Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Guide for the Dermatology Clinician.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Asim KichlooDepartment of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI 48603, United States.
Michael AlbostaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI 48603, United States. albos1ms@cmich.edu.
Dushyant DahiyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI 48603, United States.
Jean Claude GuidiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY 13601, United States.
Michael AljadahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201, United States.
Jagmeet SinghDepartment of Nephrology, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, United States.
Hafeez ShakaDepartment of Internal Medicine, John H Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.
Farah WaniDepartment of Family Medicine, Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY 13601, United States.
Akshay KumarDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.
Manidhar LekkalaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
Central Michigan University · USJohn H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy is rapidly evolving secondary to the advent of newer immunotherapeutic agents and increasing approval of the current agents by the United States Food and Drug Administration to treat a wide spectrum of cancers. Immunotherapeutic agents have gained immense popularity due to their tumor-specific action. Immunotherapy is slowly transforming into a separate therapeutic entity, and the fifth pillar of management for cancers alongside surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. However, like any therapeutic entity it has its own adverse effects. With the increasing use of immuno-therapeutic agents, it is vital for physicians to acquaint themselves with these adverse effects. The aim of this review is to investigate the common systemic adverse effects and toxicities associated with the use of different classes of immunotherapeutic agents. We provide an overview of potential adverse effects and toxicities associated with different classes of immunotherapeutic agents organized by organ systems, as well as an extensive discussion of the current recommendations for treatment and clinical trial data. As we continue to see increasing usage of these agents in clinical practice, it is vital for physicians to familiarize themselves with these effects.

Indexed as

Adverse effectsCancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorImmunotherapyMalignancyMonoclonal antibody

Identifiers

PMID33767971
PMCPMC7968107
OpenAlexW3136529045

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