Publikation

Immune-checkpoint inhibitors associated with interstitial lung disease in cancer patients

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 10.08.2017

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PubMed
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Zitation
Delaunay M, Campana M, Gautschi O, Früh M, Fumet J, Audigier-Valette C, Couraud S, Dalle S, Leccia M, Jaffro M, Collot S, Prévot G, Milia J, Pérol M, Dansin E, Cadranel J, Lusque A, Meyer N, Gounant V, Moro-Sibilot D, Michot J, Raimbourg J, Girard N, Guisier F, Planchard D, Metivier A, Tomasini P, Mazières J. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors associated with interstitial lung disease in cancer patients. Eur Respir J. 2017; 50
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Eur Respir J. 2017; 50
Veröffentlichungsdatum
10.08.2017
eISSN (Online)
1399-3003
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Immunotherapy is becoming a standard of care for many cancers. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) can generate immune-related adverse events. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been identified as a rare but potentially severe event.Between December 2015 and April 2016, we conducted a retrospective study in centres experienced in ICI use. We report the main features of ICI-ILD with a focus on clinical presentation, radiological patterns and therapeutic strategies.We identified 64 (3.5%) out of 1826 cancer patients with ICI-ILD. Patients mainly received programmed cell death-1 inhibitors. ILD usually occurred in males, and former or current smokers, with a median age of 59 years. We observed 65.6% grade 2/3 severity, 9.4% grade 4 severity and 9.4% fatal ILD. The median (range) time from initiation of immunotherapy to ILD was 2.3 (0.2-27.4) months. Onset tended to occur earlier in lung cancer versus melanoma: median 2.1 and 5.2 months, respectively (p=0.02). Ground-glass opacities (81.3%) were the predominant lesions, followed by consolidations (53.1%). Organising pneumonia (23.4%) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (15.6%) were the most common patterns. Overall survival at 6 months was 58.1% (95% CI 37.7-73.8%).ICI-ILD often occurs early and displays suggestive radiological features. As there is no clearly identified risk factor, oncologists need to diagnose and adequately treat this adverse event.