Early introduction of selective immunosuppressive therapy associated with favorable clinical outcomes in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitis

Autor: Hamzah Abu-Sbeih, Faisal S. Ali, Xuemei Wang, Niharika Mallepally, Ellie Chen, Mehmet Altan, Robert S. Bresalier, Aline Charabaty, Ramona Dadu, Amir Jazaeri, Bret Lashner, Yinghong Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2051-1426
DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0577-1
Popis: Abstract Background Current treatment guidelines for immune-mediated colitis (IMC) recommend 4 to 6 weeks of steroids as first-line therapy, followed by selective immunosuppressive therapy (SIT) (infliximab or vedolizumab) in patients who do not respond to steroids. We assessed the effect of early SIT introduction and number of SIT infusions on clinical outcomes. Methods We performed a retrospective review of patients with IMC who received SIT at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center between January and December 2018. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between clinical outcomes and features of IMC. Results Of the 1459 patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors, 179 developed IMC of any grade; 84 of these 179 patients received SIT. Of the 84 patients who received SIT, 79% were males, and the mean age was 60 years (standard deviation, 14). Compared with patients who received SIT > 10 days after IMC onset, patients who received early SIT (≤10 days) required fewer hospitalizations (P = 0.03), experienced steroid taper failure less frequently (P = 0.03), had fewer steroid tapering attempts (P
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