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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2025

Histologic and immune characterization of cutaneous immune-related adverse events induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Omar Pacha, Anisha B Patel, Jonathan L Curry, Cara L Haymaker, Nejla Ozirmak Lermi, Dzifa Yawa Duose, Ken Chen, Joud Hajjar, Aung Naing

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Journey: From Early Promise to Lasting Impact.Journal of immunotherapy and precision oncology · 2026
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9 authors.

Omar PachaDepartment of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA opacha@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5230-0705
Anisha B PatelDepartment of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-784X
Jonathan L CurryDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Cara L HaymakerTranslational Molecular Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-9287
Nejla Ozirmak LermiDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Dzifa Yawa DuoseTranslational Molecular Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ken ChenDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Joud HajjarSection of Immunology, Department of Allergy & Rheumatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Aung NaingDepartment of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4803-8513

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are efficacious, they often cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs), most commonly cutaneous irAEs (CirAEs). The mechanisms underlying CirAEs remain unclear.

methodsAttempting to better understand their mechanisms and histology we conducted a prospective study of 15 patients with advanced cancers treated with ICIs who developed grade 2 or higher CirAEs. Clinical and histologic characterization of biopsy specimens of CirAEs was performed. Histologic analysis of patient biopsy specimens were subdivided by epidermal reaction patterns that included spongiotic, lichenoid, and interface dermatitis patterns. A targeted RNA expression assay was used to identify immune markers in CirAE lesions and adjacent unaffected skin samples.

conclusionsCompared with adjacent unaffected skin, CirAE lesions had significantly upregulated

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsNeoplasmsSkin DiseasesAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsDermatitisHistologyImmunotherapyRash

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