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ArticleJTO clinical and research reports2025

Post-discontinuation Survival in Patients With Advanced NSCLC Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.

Yusuke Inoue, Yoshihiro Kitahara, Masato Karayama, Kazuhiro Asada, Koji Nishimoto, Shun Matsuura, Dai Hashimoto, Masato Fujii, Takashi Matsui, Nao Inami and 15 more

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Yusuke InoueSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yoshihiro KitaharaSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Masato KarayamaSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Kazuhiro AsadaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shizuoka General Hospital, 4-27-1 Kita-ando, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
Koji NishimotoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Iwata City Hospital, 512-3 Ohkubo, Iwata, Japan.
Shun MatsuuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fujieda Municipal General Hospital, 4-1-11 Surugadai, Fujieda, Japan.
Dai HashimotoDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, 2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Masato FujiiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shizuoka City Shizuoka Hospital, 10-93 Otemachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
Takashi MatsuiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, 3453 Mikatahara, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Nao InamiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital, 1231 Miyakami, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
Mikio ToyoshimaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, 25 Shougen-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hiroyuki MatsudaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2 Otemachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
Masaki IkedaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital, 1-1-1 Oshika Shizuoka, Japan.
Mitsuru NiwaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hamamatsu Medical Center, 328 Tomitsuka, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yusuke KaidaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Ensyu Hospital, 1-1-1 Chuou, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Masaki SatoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Hamamatsu Hospital, 1088-1 Kobayashi, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yasuhiro ItoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, NHO Tenryu Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 4201-2 Oro, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hideki YasuiSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yuzo SuzukiSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hironao HozumiSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Kazuki FuruhashiSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Noriyuki EnomotoSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Tomoyuki FujisawaSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Naoki InuiSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Takafumi SudaSecond Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The safety of discontinuing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) because of a durable response in patients with advanced NSCLC remains uncertain, and post-discontinuation survival outcomes based on the reason for cessation are not well defined. Methods: A pooled analysis was conducted using data from four prospective cohort studies involving 835 patients with advanced NSCLC who discontinued ICIs. Patients were categorized based on discontinuation reasons: durable response; immune-related adverse events (irAEs) (subcategorized by tumor response at discontinuation); non-irAE adverse events; disease progression; and other causes. Results: Disease progression was the most common reason for ICI discontinuation ( Conclusions: Discontinuation of ICIs because of a durable tumor response is rare in real-world settings but represents a feasible strategy for patients with advanced NSCLC. Patients in the irAE-CR/PR group had favorable post-ICI discontinuation survival if they received ICI therapy lasting ≥12 months.

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discontinuationImmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmune-related adverse eventnon-small cell lung cancerpost-discontinuation survival

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