T-cell lymphoma secondary to checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) used for other malignancies.

Authors

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Kartik Anand

Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Kartik Anand, Joe Ensor, Shruti Pandita, Sai Ravi Pingali, Shubham Pant, Cassian Yee, Madeleine Duvic, Tej Pandita, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Roberto N. Miranda, Youli Zu, Swaminathan Padmanabhan Iyer

Organizations

Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, HMRI, Houston, TX, The Methodist Cancer Center Weill Cornell Medical School, Houston, TX

Research Funding

Other

Background: Wartewig et al. (Nature 2017) proved in a preclinical mouse model that anti-PD1 therapy could cause T-cell lymphoma. T-cell lymphoma as an adverse event of CPIs has never been reported. A 75-year-old male with h/o urothelial carcinoma presented with lung metastasis of adenocarcinoma of unknown primary that showed PDL1 staining 5% of cells. Patient was treated with carboplatin & paclitaxel. For progressive disease, the patient received Pembrolizumab. After 4 cycles of CPI he developed lymphocytosis and lymphadenopathy and diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL, NOS), with bone marrow (BM) involvement. Patient died before receiving any treatment for lymphoma. We hypothesized that CPI caused clonal expansion of T cells. Methods: We performed T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing by Immunoseq assay in biopsy specimens. We queried FDA Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS) and VigiBase databases for T-cell lymphoma/leukemia, PTCL, NOS, Mycosis Fungoides, Anaplastic Large & Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma as an adverse event (AE) secondary to nivolumab, pembrolizumab or ipilimumab. Results: Through TCR sequencing we identified single clonal expansion before PD1 therapy in lung (0.008%) to 11% in bone marrow and 40% in lymph node (post treatment samples). Additional targeted exome sequencing of the lymphoma revealed a TET2 mutation. We conclude that anti-PD1 caused clonal expansion of the T cells harboring TET2 mutation leading to T-cell lymphoma. Findings of FARES and VigiBase review are shown in the Table. Conclusions: T-cell lymphoma is a rare complication of CPIs, with high mortality (20%). Long term follow up of patients receiving CPIs is needed.

DatabaseFARESVigiBase
Total Adverse Event (AE)
(Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab,Ipilimumab)
4288850102
Total T-cell related neoplastic AE cases95
Sex
Male62
Female33
Median Age63 years (51-87 years;
n=7)
Not available
CPI used
Nivolumab51
Pembrolizumab22
Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab11
Ipilimumab11
Indication for CPI use
Lung Cancer43
Malignant Melanoma32
Renal Cancer1
Hodgkin lymphoma1
Median time to T-cell lymphoma related neoplasm11.25 months (6.5-121.5 months; n=6)Not reported
Reaction outcome
Death21
Life threatening11
Other63

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO-SITC Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A

Track

Breast and Gynecologic Cancers,Developmental Therapeutics,Genitourinary Cancer,Head and Neck Cancer,Lung Cancer,Melanoma/Skin Cancers,Gastrointestinal Cancer,Combination Studies,Implications for Patients and Society,Miscellaneous Cancers,Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Immune-related Adverse Events

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 8; abstr 88)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.8_suppl.88

Abstract #

88

Poster Bd #

E3

Abstract Disclosures