Patient and treatment characteristics of emergency presentations due to immune-mediated toxicities.

Authors

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Sharon Hyo-Eun Nahm

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

Sharon Hyo-Eun Nahm , Richard Heywood , Sophia Callaghan , Patricio Serra-Bellver , Avinash Gupta , Tim Cooksley , Paul Lorigan

Organizations

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, The Christie, Manchester, United Kingdom, University of Manchester and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: The prevalence of immune-mediated toxicities from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is well described. However, the characteristics and treatment patterns for patients with emergency presentations due to immune-mediated toxicity are less well known. Methods: This study of all emergency presentations in patients treated with ICIs was performed at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom from May 2018-February 2020. The aims were to describe the patient and treatment characteristics of those diagnosed with an immune-mediated toxicity. Results: In total, 597 patients receiving ICIs had an emergency presentation and 191/597 (32%) were diagnosed with an immune-mediated toxicity. Of these patients, the median age was 64 years and 127/191 (67%) were male. The most common tumour types were melanoma (53%) and lung (22%) and the most common ICI received was ipilimumab + nivolumab combination immunotherapy (42%), followed by pembrolizumab monotherapy (21%) and nivolumab monotherapy (20%). The median number of cycles received was 3 (range 1-54), and 73/191 (38%) previously had ≥ grade 2 immune-mediated toxicity. The most common diagnoses were colitis (38%), hepatitis (15%), and pneumonitis (14%). The majority, 180/191 (94%) received steroids and 52/180 (29%) patients required second-line immunosuppression. The most common second-line immunosuppressants used were mycophenolate mofetil (58%) and infliximab (50%). Eleven patients (22%) required more than one second-line immunosuppressant. Conclusions: The majority of patients with emergency presentations due to immune-mediated toxicity were being treated with combination immunotherapy for melanoma. More than a third of patients had previous ≥ grade 2 immune-mediated toxicity. Over one quarter of patients treated with steroids required second-line immunosuppression. Identifying these characteristics can help inform which patients receiving ICIs seeking medical review need admission to a center with experience in managing immune-mediated toxicity.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Health Services Research and Quality Improvement

Track

Quality Care/Health Services Research

Sub Track

Real-World Data/Outcomes

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 6586)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.6586

Abstract #

6586

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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