Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Anna Claire Olsson-Brown , Mark Baxter , Caroline Dobeson , Laura Feeney , Rebecca Lee , Alec Maynard , Shagufta Mirza , Shefali Parikh , Lisa Jane Rodgers , Abdulazeez Salawu , Rohan Shotton , Nadina Tinsley , Jonathan Heseltine , Jenny Cotton , Daniel Hughes , Steven Zhao , James Parry , Christopher Jones , Michael Rowe , Ann Tivey
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is now commonly used in a range of tumours and settings. Most data relating to outcomes and rates of immune-related adverse events (irAE) is derived from clinical trial or registry populations and small case series. Limited data exist for patients aged > 75 years. Here we present a multi-centre, real-world analysis of the outcomes and incidence of irAEs in older adults managed within a single comprehensive public health service. We also compare these outcomes to younger patients in the same cohort. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2049 patients treated with ICIs was undertaken across 12 centres. All patients were managed within the UK National Health Service outside of a trial setting between June 2016 and September 2018. Patients received either ICI monotherapy (MT) or duel combination ICI therapy (CT) for malignant melanoma (MM), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or renal cell cancer (RCC). Data were collected using a standardised, collection tool. IrAEs ≥ grade 2 or all-grade endocrinopathies were recorded as per the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (V5) (CTCAE). Statistical analyses were performed using T-tests, Mann-Whitney and Chi-squared. Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test were used for overall survival (OS) analysis. Results: 409 (20%) of patients were aged > 75 years(a), 1413 (69%) aged 50-75(b) and 227 (11.1%) aged < 50(c). There was no difference in sex, ethnicity or PD-L1 status (in the NSCLC cohort) between groups. Older patients were less likely to receive combination therapy (3%(a) v 13%(b) v 34%(c), p < 0.001). There was no difference in median OS across age groups in the cohort as a whole (p = 0.822) or for the individual tumour groups when treated with single agent ICI. Across the total cohort patients aged > 75 had no increased risk of any irAE (35%(a) v 33%(b) v 41%(c),p = 0.074). However there was an increase in irAEs in older patients treated with MT (36%(a) v 26(b) v 25%(c), p = 0.011) However there was no difference in the > 75s with regard to severe (G3/4) toxicity, toxicity type, admission or discontinuation due to toxicity in the aPD-1 group. In the overall cohort younger patients were more likely to develop irAEs and be admitted. Conclusions: Patients aged > 75 years treated with anti-PD1 therapy in the standard of care setting derive similar survival benefit to younger patients. There was no increase in ≥G3 toxicity. Our data support the safety of single agent aPD-1 ICI therapy in older adults and provide reassurance relating to the impact of toxicity.
< 50 years | 50-75 years | > 75 years | p-value | |
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Any G3+ toxicity | 9 (26%) | 115 (37%) | 36 (27%) | 0.097 |
Median time to toxicity (days, range) | 68 (33, 142) | 83 (40, 151) | 78.0 (34, 146) | 0.52 |
Admission rate | 16(43%) | 130 (40%) | 41 (31%) | 0.12 |
Median length of stay (days) | 5.0 (3.0, 10.0) | 7.0 (4.0, 15.0) | 7.0 (5.0, 15.0) | 0.30 |
Discontinuation due to toxicity | 10 (7%) | 118 (10%) | 41 (11%) | 0.49 |
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