Triple M overlap syndrome (TMOS): Evaluating immune checkpoint inhibitor-related overlap syndrome of myocarditis, myositis and myasthenia gravis using an international pharmacovigilance database.

Authors

Abdul Rafeh Naqash

Abdul Rafeh Naqash

Medical Oncology/TSET Phase 1 Program, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

Abdul Rafeh Naqash , Hassan Mohammed Abushukair , Eman Alghamdi , Mehak Masood Laharwal , Hafsa M Gundroo , Aik-choon Tan , Pauline Funchain , Noha Abdel-Wahab , Elad Sharon , Douglas Buckner Johnson , Amin Nassar , Fawaz F Al-Harbi

Organizations

Medical Oncology/TSET Phase 1 Program, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Pharmacovigilance Department, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Stanford Cancer Institute, Pao Alto, CA, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Section, Internal Medicine Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Pharmacovigilance Division, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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No funding sources reported

Background: Myocarditis (MC) secondary to ICIs is a severe immune-related adverse event (irAE) and may co-occur with myositis (MYS) and myasthenia gravis (MG), presenting as the triple M overlap syndrome (TMOS). Limited data have been reported on TMOS as a fatal irAE complication. We sought to understand the clinical complexities of TMOS and applied machine learning approaches using data from Vigibase, the WHO global database of individual case safety reports (ICSR). Methods: VigiBasewas used to extract data (cut off Jan 11, 2023) from ICSR for ICI-treated patients (pts) with MYS or MG either alone or co-occurring with MC. Pts were categorized into three groups: MG + MC, MYS + MC, and TMOS. Pearson Chi-squared test, Wilcoxon rank-sum/ANOVA test, and log-rank test were used to compare categorical, continuous, and time-to-event data. A machine learning model using the Weighted Subspace Random Forest (WSRF) classification was constructed to predict the occurrence of TMOS using available clinical features. Results: 1726 cases with ICI-induced MYS or MG were retrieved, of which 358 (20.7%) pts had co-occurring MC. Median age was 71 years (IQR: 65-77), with 66.7% males. MYS + MC, MG + MC, and TMOS were reported in 196 (54.7%), 59 (16.5%), and 103 (28.8%) pts, respectively. TMOS had a higher proportion of anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 combinations compared to MG + MC or MYS + MC (29.1% vs. 11.9% vs. 26%, p < 0.001). Melanoma was the most common cancer type (n = 107; 29.9%) and had a higher frequency of TMOS (39%) compared to MG + MC (29%) or MYS + MC (26%). There was no significant difference in median time-to-MC occurrence after adjustment for treatment duration between all three groups (TMOS: 24.5, MG + MC: 26, MYS + MC: 23 days, p = 0.81). Concurrent ICI-induced hepatitis had a significantly higher frequency (p = 0.035) in TMOS compared to the other two groups (20.4% vs 10.2% vs 10.2%). Fatality rates were significantly higher for TMOS compared to MC with MYS or MG (TMOS: 43.8% vs MC + MYS/MG: 29.8%, p = 0.033). WSRF modeling demonstrated an accuracy score of 0.87 (95% CI: 0.82 – 0.91, sensitivity = 0.66, specificity = 0.96) in the training set and 0.68 (95% CI: 0.57 – 0.77, sensitivity = 0.23, specificity = 0.81) in the testing set with longer treatment duration and older age having the highest association with TMOS occurrence. Conclusions: This is the largest dataset to date demonstrating that TMOS is associated with significantly higher mortality than MC with MYS or MG with risk factors of older age and treatment with doublet ICI, especially in pts with melanoma. These findings underscore the urgency of further research to identify the underlying biology, scale, and risk factors, as well as explore early immunosuppressive strategies in addition to steroids for improved outcomes in ICI-related TMOS.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Track

Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Sub Track

Other Checkpoint Inhibitors (Non-PD1/PDL1, Monotherapy, or Combination)

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 16; abstr 2643)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.2643

Abstract #

2643

Poster Bd #

122

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