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ArticleJTO clinical and research reports2022

Heterogeneous Outcomes of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Rechallenge in Patients With NSCLC: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Shiting Xu, Takehito Shukuya, Jun Tamura, Shoko Shimamura, Kana Kurokawa, Keita Miura, Taichi Miyawaki, Daisuke Hayakawa, Tetsuhiko Asao, Kouji Yamamoto and 1 more

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Article in JTO clinical and research reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shiting XuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takehito ShukuyaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun TamuraDepartment of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Shoko ShimamuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kana KurokawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Keita MiuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Taichi MiyawakiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke HayakawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsuhiko AsaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kouji YamamotoDepartment of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Kazuhisa TakahashiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Juntendo University · JPYokohama City University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) rechallenge in NSCLC remain uncertain. This study estimated the safety and efficacy of ICI rechallenge and compared rechallenge benefit among different reasons of initial ICI discontinuation in NSCLC. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies on NSCLC retreated with ICI. Immune-related adverse events (irAEs), overall response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and progression-free survival (PFS) at initial ICI and rechallenge were analyzed. Results: A total of 15 studies including 442 patients between 2018 and 2022 were eligible for meta-analysis. The incidence of grade 3 or 4 irAE was lower in rechallenge than initial ICI (8.6% versus 17.8%, Conclusions: ICI rechallenge had less severe toxicity than initial ICI treatment. Patients undergoing disease progression after ICI cessation or ICI discontinuation owing to irAE are more likely to benefit from ICI rechallenge in NSCLC.

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Immune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune-related adverse eventsNon–small cell lung cancerPrognosisRechallenge

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PMID35434666
PMCPMC9011115
OpenAlexW4221092174

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