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ArticleLiver research (Beijing, China)2021

Incidence, mortality, and risk factors of immunotherapy-associated hepatotoxicity: A nationwide hospitalization analysis.

Simcha Weissman, Saad Saleem, Sachit Sharma, Menashe Krupka, Faisal Inayat, Muhammad Aziz, James H Tabibian

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Article in Liver research (Beijing, China), 2021. 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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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Simcha WeissmanDepartment of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Saad SaleemDepartment of Medicine, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Sachit SharmaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
Menashe KrupkaDepartment of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA.
Faisal InayatDepartment of Medicine, Allama lqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad AzizDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
James H TabibianDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA.
University of Toledo Medical Center · USAllama Iqbal Medical College · PKHackensack Meridian Health · USOlive View-UCLA Medical Center · USSunrise Hospital & Medical Center · USWestchester Medical Center · US

Funding

Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science ActivitiesUL1TR000135 · NCATS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KHOSLA, SUNDEEP · 2012 to 2015
$41.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsAnti-neoplastic immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer management; however. its safety profile with respect to liver-related injury remains largely unexplored. Herein, we analyzed a United States national database to determine the incidence, mortality, and predictors of hepatotoxicity in the setting of anti-neoplastic immunotherapy.

methodsThis was a nationwide retrospective study of hospital encounters from 2011 to 2014 using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. We utilized the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) coding system to identify all adult patients who underwent anti-neoplastic immunotherapy during hospitalization. The primary outcome was the incidence of hepatotoxicity during the same hospitalization. Secondary outcomes included in-hospital mortality as well as socioeconomic and ethno-racial predictors of hepatotoxicity. Analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0.

resultsThe sample included 3002 patients who underwent inpatient anti-neoplastic immunotherapy. The incidence of hepatotoxicity was 10.1%, which was significantly higher as compared to a matched inpatient population (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 4.93, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.80-6.40.

conclusionsIn this large, nationwide database analysis, we found that anti-neoplastic immunotherapy was associated with a nearly five-fold risk of in-hospital hepatotoxicity as compared to a matched inpatient population, though without an associated mortality difference. Additionally, younger age and white race were identified as predictors of immunotherapy-associated hepatotoxicity. Heightened vigilance and prospective investigation of the risk factors and liver-related adverse effects of anti-neoplastic immunotherapy are warranted.

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HepatotoxicityLiver enzymesMortalityOutcomesRisk factorsTumor immunotherapy

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PMID33828870
PMCPMC8023224
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