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ArticleCancer science2023

Nivolumab-induced radiation recall pneumonitis in non-small-cell lung cancer patients with thoracic radiation therapy.

Shoko Noda-Narita, Tomoyuki Naito, Hibiki Udagawa, Koichi Goto, Taichi Miyawaki, Nobuaki Mamesaya, Kazuhisa Nakashima, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Tadasuke Shimokawaji, Terufumi Kato and 8 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Shoko Noda-NaritaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-973X
Tomoyuki NaitoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Hibiki UdagawaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8822-2684
Koichi GotoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3023-2510
Taichi MiyawakiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Nobuaki MamesayaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Kazuhisa NakashimaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Hirotsugu KenmotsuDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0590-9259
Tadasuke ShimokawajiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Terufumi KatoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Taiki HakozakiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yusuke OkumaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Masaki NakamuraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Yuko NakayamaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirokazu WatanabeDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiko KusumotoDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichiro OheDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6137-073X
Hidehito HorinouchiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-801X
National Cancer Center Hospital East · JPShizuoka Cancer Center · JPTokyo National Hospital · JPKanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization · JPTokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of previous thoracic radiation therapy as a risk factor of immune-related pneumonitis is unclear. Furthermore, some patients develop radiation recall pneumonitis, which is characterized by a radiation pneumonitis-like imaging pattern with consolidation progressing within a previous radiation field. In this multicenter retrospective study, we analyzed the relationship of previous thoracic radiation therapy with immune-related pneumonitis and the characteristics of radiation recall pneumonitis. The medical records of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who had received nivolumab between December 2015 and March 2017 at five institutions were retrospectively reviewed. Incidence, imaging patterns, clinical course, and risk factors of immune-related pneumonitis and radiation recall pneumonitis were evaluated. A total of 669 patients were evaluated, and the incidences of all-grade and grade 3 or higher immune-related pneumonitis were 8.8% and 2.6%, respectively. The incidences of immune-related pneumonitis were 13.2% (34/257) and 6.1% (25/412) in patients with and those without previous thoracic radiation therapy, respectively. A history of previous thoracic radiation therapy was associated with immune-related pneumonitis (odds ratio, 2.11; 95% confidence interval, 1.21-3.69 in multivariate analysis). Among the patients with previous thoracic radiation therapy, 6.2% (16/257) showed radiation recall pattern. This study found an increased risk of nivolumab-induced immune-related pneumonitis associated with a history of thoracic radiation therapy. Radiation recall pattern was one of the major patterns of immune-related pneumonitis among the patients with previous thoracic radiation therapy. Incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcome of radiation recall pneumonitis were elucidated.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsPneumoniaRadiation PneumonitisHumansNivolumabRetrospective StudiesNivolumabantineoplastic agentcarcinomaimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmunologicalnivolumabnon-small-cell lungradiation pneumonitis

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PMID36285515
PMCPMC9899626
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