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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2022

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Rechallenge After Prior Immune Toxicity.

Sophia Bylsma, Karen Yun, Sandip Patel, Michael J Dennis

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In one paragraph

Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Safety and efficacy of restarting immune checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer patients following immune-related adverse events: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  8. Trends in immunotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sophia BylsmaDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of California San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Dr. # 0829, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0829, USA.
Karen YunDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of California San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Dr. # 0829, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0829, USA.
Sandip PatelDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of California San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Dr. # 0829, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0829, USA.
Michael J DennisDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of California San Diego, 3855 Health Sciences Dr. # 0829, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0829, USA. mjdennis@health.ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8175-5311
University of California San Diego · USUC San Diego Health System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become an essential part of treatment for many cancer types. These monoclonal antibodies remove a critical negative regulatory signal that allows the immune system to recognize and destroy malignant cells that were previously undetectable. Unfortunately, their use has ushered in a whole new form of drug toxicity whereby the immune system attacks normal tissues in the body, referred to hereafter as immune-related adverse events (irAEs). irAEs are common and can result in treatment discontinuation, hospitalization, and death. When alternative modes of treatment are limited, or considered less efficacious, there may be a desire to resume treatment with ICIs after an irAE. Rechallenge with ICIs carries with it a heightened risk of subsequent toxicity, but with careful consideration and appropriate patient selection, this can be considered a reasonable approach.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalNeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsCTLA-4Immune-related adverse eventImmunotherapyPD-1PD-L1Rechallenge

Identifiers

PMID35876957
PMCPMC9402751
OpenAlexW4287218093

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