Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer

Background and purpose: In clinical studies, checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (CIP) ranks first among the causes of death in programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitor immune-related adverse events. Real-world CIP situations lack extensive population r...

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Main Author: WU Jianhui, CHU Xiangling, WANG Liqiang, LIN Xinqing, XIE Xiaohong, XIE Mengqing, ZHAO Jing, DENG Haiyi, YANG Yilin, QIU Guihuan, ZHOU Maolin, SUN Ni, LI Ru, CHEN Ying, DENG Jiaxi, ZENG Chen, PAN Bolin, QIN Yinyin, LIU Ming, SU Chunxia, ZHOU Chengzhi
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Published: Editorial Office of China Oncology 2022-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.china-oncology.com/fileup/1007-3639/PDF/1658380558758-240117235.pdf
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author WU Jianhui, CHU Xiangling, WANG Liqiang, LIN Xinqing, XIE Xiaohong, XIE Mengqing, ZHAO Jing, DENG Haiyi, YANG Yilin, QIU Guihuan, ZHOU Maolin, SUN Ni, LI Ru, CHEN Ying, DENG Jiaxi, ZENG Chen, PAN Bolin, QIN Yinyin, LIU Ming, SU Chunxia, ZHOU Chengzhi
author_facet WU Jianhui, CHU Xiangling, WANG Liqiang, LIN Xinqing, XIE Xiaohong, XIE Mengqing, ZHAO Jing, DENG Haiyi, YANG Yilin, QIU Guihuan, ZHOU Maolin, SUN Ni, LI Ru, CHEN Ying, DENG Jiaxi, ZENG Chen, PAN Bolin, QIN Yinyin, LIU Ming, SU Chunxia, ZHOU Chengzhi
author_sort WU Jianhui, CHU Xiangling, WANG Liqiang, LIN Xinqing, XIE Xiaohong, XIE Mengqing, ZHAO Jing, DENG Haiyi, YANG Yilin, QIU Guihuan, ZHOU Maolin, SUN Ni, LI Ru, CHEN Ying, DENG Jiaxi, ZENG Chen, PAN Bolin, QIN Yinyin, LIU Ming, SU Chunxia, ZHOU Chengzhi
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description Background and purpose: In clinical studies, checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (CIP) ranks first among the causes of death in programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitor immune-related adverse events. Real-world CIP situations lack extensive population reports. This study aimed to understand the incidence of CIP in the real world of lung cancer in China, and to summarize its characteristics, treatment status and outcomes. Methods: This study retrospectively collected the essential clinical information of patients with an initral diagnosis of lung cancer who received treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital between January 2019 and September 2021. For patients with CIP, we also collected the time of its onset, grade, treatment regimen and outcome. The analyses of incidence, patient’s characteristics and the risk factors of CIP in overall and subgroup were carried out. Moreover, we analyzed the outcomes of patients treated with immunosuppressive therapy. Results: A total of 2 031 patients with immunotherapy were enrolled, with a CIP incidence rate of 7.2% (147/2 031), a severe CIP rate of 2.6% (52/2 031) and a mortality rate of 0.4% (9/2 031). The rate of severe grade in the population with CIP was 35.4%, and the mortality rate was 6.1% (9/147). Compared with non-CIP patients, more CIP patients were male, older (>65 years), with combination therapy, and on first- and second-line immunotherapy in advanced treatment. In subgroup analyses, the incidence of CIP was higher in men, the elderly (>65 years), squamous cancer, combination therapy, anti-PD-1 inhibitors, and first- and second-line therapy in advanced treatment. The median onset time of CIP in the real world was 148 days, with a double-peak characteristic, that was, 60-90 days and 150-210 days after immunotherapy were both the peak time periods for CIP onset. The incidence of CIP was also influenced by seasonality, with a high incidence in autumn and winter. All treated patients used corticosteroids as first-line treatment; the immunosuppressive treatment rate of CIP in this study was 76.2%. After treatment, 97.9% of mild CIP patients and 81.2% of severe CIP patients had a good prognosis, and 17.3% of severe CIP patients died due to CIP. Conclusion: In the real world, the incidence of CIP for lung cancer patients was 7.2%, incidence of severe CIP was 2.6%, and mortality rate was 0.4%; the incidence of severe disease in the population with CIP was 35.4%, and mortality rate was 6.1%. The median onset time of CIP was characterized by a double peak, and incidence of CIP was higher in autumn and winter. Men, the elderly, squamous cancer patients, patients on combination therapy, patients who used anti-PD-1 inhibitors, and patients with advanced treatment had higher incidence of CIP. Most patients with CIP had good outcomes after immunosuppressive therapy.
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spelling doaj.art-6ea5087b189049ae8058ff2f658ba2a22022-12-22T04:30:58ZengEditorial Office of China OncologyZhongguo aizheng zazhi1007-36392022-06-0132646947710.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2022.06.001Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancerWU Jianhui, CHU Xiangling, WANG Liqiang, LIN Xinqing, XIE Xiaohong, XIE Mengqing, ZHAO Jing, DENG Haiyi, YANG Yilin, QIU Guihuan, ZHOU Maolin, SUN Ni, LI Ru, CHEN Ying, DENG Jiaxi, ZENG Chen, PAN Bolin, QIN Yinyin, LIU Ming, SU Chunxia, ZHOU Chengzhi01. State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Centre for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China;2. Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200433, China;3. School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, Henan Province, China;4. School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, Henan Province, China;5. The First Clinical College of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong Province, ChinaBackground and purpose: In clinical studies, checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (CIP) ranks first among the causes of death in programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitor immune-related adverse events. Real-world CIP situations lack extensive population reports. This study aimed to understand the incidence of CIP in the real world of lung cancer in China, and to summarize its characteristics, treatment status and outcomes. Methods: This study retrospectively collected the essential clinical information of patients with an initral diagnosis of lung cancer who received treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital between January 2019 and September 2021. For patients with CIP, we also collected the time of its onset, grade, treatment regimen and outcome. The analyses of incidence, patient’s characteristics and the risk factors of CIP in overall and subgroup were carried out. Moreover, we analyzed the outcomes of patients treated with immunosuppressive therapy. Results: A total of 2 031 patients with immunotherapy were enrolled, with a CIP incidence rate of 7.2% (147/2 031), a severe CIP rate of 2.6% (52/2 031) and a mortality rate of 0.4% (9/2 031). The rate of severe grade in the population with CIP was 35.4%, and the mortality rate was 6.1% (9/147). Compared with non-CIP patients, more CIP patients were male, older (>65 years), with combination therapy, and on first- and second-line immunotherapy in advanced treatment. In subgroup analyses, the incidence of CIP was higher in men, the elderly (>65 years), squamous cancer, combination therapy, anti-PD-1 inhibitors, and first- and second-line therapy in advanced treatment. The median onset time of CIP in the real world was 148 days, with a double-peak characteristic, that was, 60-90 days and 150-210 days after immunotherapy were both the peak time periods for CIP onset. The incidence of CIP was also influenced by seasonality, with a high incidence in autumn and winter. All treated patients used corticosteroids as first-line treatment; the immunosuppressive treatment rate of CIP in this study was 76.2%. After treatment, 97.9% of mild CIP patients and 81.2% of severe CIP patients had a good prognosis, and 17.3% of severe CIP patients died due to CIP. Conclusion: In the real world, the incidence of CIP for lung cancer patients was 7.2%, incidence of severe CIP was 2.6%, and mortality rate was 0.4%; the incidence of severe disease in the population with CIP was 35.4%, and mortality rate was 6.1%. The median onset time of CIP was characterized by a double peak, and incidence of CIP was higher in autumn and winter. Men, the elderly, squamous cancer patients, patients on combination therapy, patients who used anti-PD-1 inhibitors, and patients with advanced treatment had higher incidence of CIP. Most patients with CIP had good outcomes after immunosuppressive therapy.http://www.china-oncology.com/fileup/1007-3639/PDF/1658380558758-240117235.pdf|lung cancer|checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis|immune-related adverse event|immune checkpoint inhibitor|epidemiology|real-world research
spellingShingle WU Jianhui, CHU Xiangling, WANG Liqiang, LIN Xinqing, XIE Xiaohong, XIE Mengqing, ZHAO Jing, DENG Haiyi, YANG Yilin, QIU Guihuan, ZHOU Maolin, SUN Ni, LI Ru, CHEN Ying, DENG Jiaxi, ZENG Chen, PAN Bolin, QIN Yinyin, LIU Ming, SU Chunxia, ZHOU Chengzhi
Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer
Zhongguo aizheng zazhi
|lung cancer|checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis|immune-related adverse event|immune checkpoint inhibitor|epidemiology|real-world research
title Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer
title_full Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer
title_fullStr Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer
title_short Epidemiological analysis of real-world immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in Chinese patients with lung cancer
title_sort epidemiological analysis of real world immune checkpoint inhibitor related pneumonitis in chinese patients with lung cancer
topic |lung cancer|checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis|immune-related adverse event|immune checkpoint inhibitor|epidemiology|real-world research
url http://www.china-oncology.com/fileup/1007-3639/PDF/1658380558758-240117235.pdf
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