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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023

Desensitization Protocol for Cemiplimab-Related Infusion Reaction in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Marco Banini, Viola Salvestrini, Alessandra Vultaggio, Margherita Perlato, Valentina Mecheri, Cecilia Cerbai, Vieri Scotti, Andrea Matucci, Monica Mangoni, Lorenzo Livi and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco BaniniDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental, and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8083-4069
Viola SalvestriniDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental, and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9793-500X
Alessandra VultaggioImmunoallergology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Margherita PerlatoImmunoallergology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Valentina MecheriImmunoallergology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Cecilia CerbaiDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental, and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Vieri ScottiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Andrea MatucciImmunoallergology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Monica MangoniDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental, and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3422-6812
Lorenzo LiviDepartment of Biomedical, Experimental, and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, L.go Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Pierluigi BonomoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8999-5208
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe landscape of systemic therapies for advanced non-melanoma skin cancers has been revolutionized by the advent of immunotherapy. Cemiplimab is the only immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) approved by the European Medicine Agency for recurrent/metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Its excellent efficacy outcomes are achieved due to its good tolerability profile. The drug-related hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) is a well-known issue in oncology, but it is rarely reported in respect to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cemiplimab is among the agents with the best infusion tolerability profiles. Clinical practice guidelines in this field are lacking.

resultsWe report on the successful management of a severe infusion reaction induced by Cemiplimab in a patient with cSCC based on a desensitization protocol, which led to adequate treatment delivery and prolonged clinical benefit. A review of the available literature on HSR rates and its management with ICIs, and on drug desensitization (DD) protocols and their efficacy, was conducted to highlight the limited knowledge on this topic and its importance.

conclusionOur experience highlights the need for a DD protocol in order to improve the treatment of HSRs, particularly when elicited by an immunotherapy agent, preventing treatment discontinuation and preserving its efficacy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellSkin NeoplasmsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedHumansImmunotherapyReview Literature as TopicAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedcemiplimabCemiplimabcutaneous squamous cell carcinomadrug desensitizationdrug-related infusion reaction

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PMID37504351
PMCPMC10378378
OpenAlexW4384300579

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