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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Holistic Approach to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Adverse Events.

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

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
99citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
10.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

99 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Remo PotoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Teresa TroianiMedical Oncology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Gjada CriscuoloDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Giancarlo MaroneMoscati Hospital Pharmacy, Aversa, Italy.
Fortunato CiardielloMedical Oncology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Carlo Gabriele TocchettiDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Gilda VarricchiDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITAzienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe Moscati · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

Indexed as

ColitisPneumoniaB7-H1 AntigenHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLigandsRetrospective StudiesB7-H1 AntigenImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLigandscancercytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein (CTLA-4)immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)immune-related adverse event (irAE)immunotherapyPD-L1programmed cell death protein -1 (PD-1)

Identifiers

PMID35432346
PMCPMC9005797
OpenAlexW4221123389

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