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Kitahara Y, Inoue Y, Yasui H, Karayama M, Suzuki Y, Hozumi H, Furuhashi K, Enomoto N, Fujisawa T, Funai K, Honda T, Misawa K, Miyake H, Takeuchi H, Inui N, Suda T. Pan-cancer assessment of antineoplastic therapy-induced interstitial lung disease in patients receiving subsequent therapy immediately following immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Respir Res 2024; 25:25. [PMID: 38200501 PMCID: PMC10777633 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-024-02683-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DIILD) is a serious adverse event potentially induced by any antineoplastic agent. Whether cancer patients are predisposed to a higher risk of DIILD after receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is unknown. METHODS This study retrospectively assessed the cumulative incidence of DIILD in consecutive cancer patients who received post-ICI antineoplastic treatment within 6 months from the final dose of ICIs. There was also a separate control cohort of 55 ICI-naïve patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received docetaxel. RESULTS Of 552 patients who received ICIs, 186 met the inclusion criteria. The cohort predominantly comprised patients with cancer of the lung, kidney/urinary tract, or gastrointestinal tract. The cumulative incidence of DIILD in the entire cohort at 3 and 6 months was 4.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.4%-8.7%) and 7.2% (95% CI 4.0%-11.5%), respectively. There were significant differences according to cancer type (Gray's test, P = .04), with the highest cumulative incidence of DIILD in patients with lung cancer being 9.8% (95% CI 4.3%-18.0%) at 3 months and 14.2% (95% CI 7.3%-23.3%) at 6 months. DIILD was caused by docetaxel in six of these 11 lung cancer patients (54.5%). After matching, the cumulative incidence of docetaxel-induced ILD in patients with NSCLC in the post-ICI setting was higher than that in the ICI-naïve setting: 13.0% (95% CI 3.3%-29.7%) vs 4.3% (95% CI 0.3%-18.2%) at 3 months; and 21.7% (95% CI 7.9%-39.9%) vs 4.3% (95% CI 0.3%-18.2%) at 6 months. However, these were not significant differences (hazard ratio, 5.37; 95% CI 0.64-45.33; Fine-Gray P = .12). CONCLUSIONS Patients with lung cancer were at high risk of developing DIILD in subsequent regimens after ICI treatment. Whether NSCLC patients are predisposed to additional risk of docetaxel-induced ILD by prior ICIs warrants further study.
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- Yoshihiro Kitahara
- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
- Department of Chemotherapy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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Mohammed T, Mangeshkar S, Rathmann J. Successful Rechallenge with Osimertinib after Very Acute Onset of Drug-Induced Pneumonitis. Case Rep Oncol 2021; 14:733-738. [PMID: 34177523 PMCID: PMC8216030 DOI: 10.1159/000516274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DI-ILD) is a rare, yet life-threatening complication associated with tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor-TKI, osimertinib use can be associated with a benign radiological finding called transient asymptomatic pulmonary opacities that can be confused with an infectious pulmonary process resulting in overtreatment with antibiotics or premature treatment withdrawal or severe DI-ILD. In this case, our patient with newly diagnosed metastatic non-small cell lung cancer on treatment with osimertinib developed very early onset severe DI-ILD (grade-IV) with a unique pattern of pulmonary involvement and was treated with high-dose corticosteroids with a response. She was later successfully rechallenged with osimertinib and responded well to the treatment. Our case highlights the importance of being cognizant of the possibility that DI-ILD can rarely occur within a week of treatment initiation with osimertinib and safe reintroduction of the drug is possible in select patients following complete resolution of pulmonary radiographic findings and clinical symptoms even with high-grade adverse events.
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- Turab Mohammed
- Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Hartford Healthcare Care Institute, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Matsubara T, Yamaguchi M, Jinnouchi M, Takamori S, Fujishita T, Toyozawa R, Ito K, Shimokawa M, Seto T, Okamoto T. Clinical course and prognosis of patients with lung cancer who develop anticancer therapy-related pneumonitis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2021; 147:1857-64. [PMID: 33387034 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-020-03478-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pneumonitis can be triggered by anti-cancer therapies: cytotoxic chemotherapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. There are few treatment options for patients who develop such pneumonitis and their treatment including chemotherapy is generally difficult thus would limit patient's prognosis. In this study, we investigated the clinical course of patients with lung cancer who developed anti-cancer therapy-related pneumonitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively examined data of patients who had developed pneumonitis triggered by anti-cancer agents and required hospitalization from January 2014 to March 2019 and analyzed their subsequent clinical course and prognosis. RESULTS The median age of the 58 study patients was 68 years and 82.8% were men. The median interval between first receiving the responsible agent and drug-induced pneumonitis was 7.4 weeks. Approximately 38% of patients were subsequently able to receive some anti-cancer therapy. The median post-pneumonitis overall survival (OS) from commencement of anti-cancer treatment was 13.2 months. No significant differences were found in survival time between treatment agents. However, patients who received some anticancer therapy after pneumonitis had significantly longer survival times than those did not (HR = 4.11, p = 0.0003) and patients who took longer to develop pneumonitis had a longer survival (HR = 2.28, p = 0.0148). Multivariate analysis revealed that short interval to onset and no post-pneumonitis anticancer therapy were independent predictors of short survival. CONCLUSION Although patients who developed pneumonitis had relatively short survival times, the interval between initial therapy and pneumonitis had survival impact. Survival can be prolonged by administering further cancer treatment after resolution of pneumonitis.
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Shannon VR, Anderson R, Blidner A, Choi J, Cooksley T, Dougan M, Glezerman I, Ginex P, Girotra M, Gupta D, Johnson DB, Suarez-Almazor ME, Rapoport BL. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) 2020 clinical practice recommendations for the management of immune-related adverse events: pulmonary toxicity. Support Care Cancer 2020; 28:6145-6157. [PMID: 32880733 PMCID: PMC7471521 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05708-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The immune checkpoints associated with the CTLA-4 and PD-1 pathways are critical modulators of immune activation. These pathways dampen the immune response by providing brakes on activated T cells, thereby ensuring more uniform and controlled immune reactions and avoiding immune hyper-responsiveness and autoimmunity. Cancer cells often exploit these regulatory controls through a variety of immune subversion mechanisms, which facilitate immune escape and tumor survival. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) effectively block negative regulatory signals, thereby augmenting immune attack and tumor killing. This process is a double-edged sword in which release of regulatory controls is felt to be responsible for both the therapeutic efficacy of ICI therapy and the driver of immune-related adverse events (IrAEs). These adverse immune reactions are common, typically low-grade and may affect virtually every organ system. In the early clinical trials, lung IrAEs were rarely described. However, with ever-expanding clinical applications and more complex ICI-containing regimens, lung events, in particular, pneumonitis, have become increasingly recognized. ICI-related lung injury is clinically distinct from other types of lung toxicity and may lead to death in advanced stage disease. Thus, knowledge regarding the key characteristics and optimal treatment of lung-IrAEs is critical to good outcomes. This review provides an overview of lung-IrAEs, including risk factors and epidemiology, as well as clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic features of ICI-related lung injury. Management principles for ICI-related lung injury, including current consensus on steroid refractory pneumonitis and the use of other immune modulating agents in this setting are also highlighted.
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- Vickie R Shannon
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University or Pretoria, Corner Doctor Savage Road and Bophelo Road, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Oncodermatology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.,The Christie, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Renal Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College (MG, AF), New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine (DJB), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MC), New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine (DJB), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MC), New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University or Pretoria, Corner Doctor Savage Road and Bophelo Road, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa. .,The Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank, 129 Oxford Road, Saxonwold, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa.
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Shannon VR, Subudhi SK, Huo L, Faiz SA. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage with nivolumab monotherapy. Respir Med Case Rep 2020; 30:101131. [PMID: 32577370 PMCID: PMC7303994 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We describe a 60 year old man who developed respiratory insufficiency after treatment with 2 rounds of nivolumab monotherapy. Imaging revealed subtle ground glass infiltrates which progressed to diffuse opacities and consolidation. The patient was treated with high dose corticosteroids, empiric antimicrobial therapy and infliximab. Bronchoscopy with lavage revealed negative cultures and progressive bloody aliquots of fluid consistent with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. The patient succumbed to respiratory failure. An autopsy study confirmed extensive alveolar hemorrhage. Our reports highlights clinical and diagnostic findings with immunotherapy-induced pneumonitis.
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- Vickie R Shannon
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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Yamauchi M, Haranaga S, Parrott G, Kinjo T, Yamashiro T, Tsubakimoto M, Ohtsu H, Ueda S, Fujita J. Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage samples collected from 30 patients with drug-induced pneumonitis. Respir Investig 2020; 58:204-211. [PMID: 32113934 DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Drug-induced pneumonitis is a disease encountered by pulmonologists in the clinical setting. The diagnosis generally considers the patient's clinical course and the results of peripheral blood tests, radiological examinations, and often bronchoscopic examinations. However, few studies have reported the association between radiological patterns such as ground-glass opacity (GGO) or consolidation, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell fractions. This study aimed to clarify this association. METHODS Patients with a Naranjo's score of probable or definite were enrolled, and all 30 patients were categorized under probable. Data such as patient background, blood examination results, radiological findings, and BALF cell fractions were retrospectively collected. The association between BALF cell fractions and other factors such as chest computed tomography (CT) findings was evaluated. RESULTS The most common radiological finding in patients with lymphocyte-dominant BALF was GGO, with only one patient exhibiting consolidation. However, patients with eosinophil-dominant BALF were more likely to have consolidation; only three cases showed crazy paving and one showed GGO. In addition, patients with a GGO-dominant pattern on CT had an increased lymphocyte fraction of 41.0%; those with a consolidation-dominant pattern showed a relatively high eosinophil fraction of 5.2%; and those with a crazy paving pattern showed elevated eosinophil and neutrophil fractions of 19.1% and 9.9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a remarkable difference in radiological findings was observed among different BALF patterns.
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- Momoko Yamauchi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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Yamakawa H, Oba T, Ohta H, Tsukahara Y, Kida G, Tsumiyama E, Nishizawa T, Kawabe R, Sato S, Akasaka K, Amano M, Kuwano K, Matsushima H. Nintedanib allows retreatment with atezolizumab of combined non-small cell lung cancer/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after atezolizumab-induced pneumonitis: a case report. BMC Pulm Med 2019; 19:156. [PMID: 31438923 PMCID: PMC6704625 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-019-0920-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background Nintedanib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that efficiently slows the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and has an acceptable tolerability profile. In contrast, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) such as programmed death 1 and programmed death ligand 1 inhibitors have shown clinical activity and marked efficacy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. However, it is unclear whether nintedanib reduces the risk of ICI-induced pneumonitis in IPF. Case presentation A 78-year-old man with squamous cell lung carcinoma in IPF underwent second-line treatment with pembrolizumab. He was diagnosed as having pembrolizumab-induced pneumonitis after two cycles. He was administered prednisolone (PSL) and then improved immediately. Thereafter, his lung cancer lesion enlarged despite treatment with TS-1. Atezolizumab was then administered as 4th-line chemotherapy, but he immediately developed atezolizumab-induced pneumonitis after 1 cycle. The re-escalated dosage of PSL improved the pneumonitis, and then nintedanib was started as additional therapy. Under careful observation with nintedanib, atezolizumab was re-administered on day 1 of an every-21-day cycle. After three cycles, it remained stable without exacerbation of drug-induced pneumonitis. Conclusion This case indicates the possibility that the addition of nintedanib to ICI therapy might prevent drug-induced pneumonitis or acute exacerbation of IPF. However, whether anti-fibrotic agents such as nintedanib are actually effective in preventing ICI-induced pneumonitis in ILD remains unknown and additional research is greatly needed to identify effective therapies for ILD combined with lung cancer.
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- Hideaki Yamakawa
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan. .,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Jikei University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Jikei University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Jikei University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 1-5 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8553, Japan
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Ogawa T, Tanaka K, Ohgino K, Omori N, Betsuyaku T, Sayama K. Drug-induced pneumonitis following the administration of laninamivir octanoate: The first two reported cases. J Infect Chemother 2019; 25:1043-1046. [PMID: 31178281 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Laninamivir, a neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI), has been used for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A/B. To date, pneumonia has not been reported as an adverse effect of NAIs. Here, we report the first 2 cases of drug-induced pneumonitis after the administration of laninamivir octanoate (LO), a pro-drug of laninamivir. Case 1 reports a 20-year-old healthy woman presenting with LO-induced pneumonitis so severe that it was necessary for endotracheal intubation and administration of mechanical ventilator support. Steroids were used for the treatment of pneumonitis and rapid improvement was observed. Case 2 reports a 35-year-old healthy woman presenting with less severe LO-induced pneumonitis that improved without any treatment. In both cases, drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation tests (DLSTs) were positive. In the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, the proportion of eosinophils to lymphocytes was higher in Case 1. Conversely, the proportion of lymphocytes to eosinophils was higher in Case 2. Collectively, we determined 3 clinical issues: (1) LO could cause pneumonia; (2) BAL and DLST could be helpful in the diagnosis of LO-induced pneumonitis; and (3) LO-induced pneumonia could become severe, though steroids were effective in improving it.
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- Takunori Ogawa
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Koyama N, Iwase O, Nakashima E, Kishida K, Kondo T, Watanabe Y, Takahashi H, Umebayashi Y, Ogawa Y, Miura H. High incidence and early onset of nivolumab-induced pneumonitis: four case reports and literature review. BMC Pulm Med 2018; 18:23. [PMID: 29378571 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0592-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Nivolumab, an anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody used as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, is commonly employed for its anti-tumor effects against various types of malignant tumors. However, its administration is complicated by immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including pneumonitis. Case presentation We present a case series of four patients with malignant melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and hypopharyngeal carcinoma who demonstrated pneumonitis induced by nivolumab, and further review clinicopathological characteristics of these patients in comparison with those of previously reported patients with nivolumab-induced pneumonitis. In our series, 20% of patients who were treated with nivolumab developed pneumonitis, all of which occurred approximately 2 weeks after the initiation of nivolumab treatment. Prompt recognition of the nivolumab-induced pneumonitis allowed for successful resolution. Computed tomography scan images of the patients demonstrated predominantly cryptogenic organizing pneumonia patterns. All patients were males, who had been heavily treated with antitumor drugs prior to nivolumab. Conclusions Our case series showed that nivolumab had a high incidence of drug-induced pneumonitis with early onset, supporting the need for renewed attention to nivolumab-induced pneumonitis, particularly in patients with a history of heavy antitumor treatments.
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Jakubowski CD, Plodkowski AJ, Chang JC, Rekhtman N, Iqbal A, Paik PK, Yu HA. Successful Use of Afatinib After Erlotinib-induced Pneumonitis in a Patient With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-mutant Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2017; 18:e81-3. [PMID: 27863924 DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Audemard A, de la Gastine B, Chantepie S, Verger H, Gac AC, Bergot E, Reman O. [Dasatinib-related pneumonia? An example of pharmacovigilance survey]. Rev Mal Respir 2015; 32:84-6. [PMID: 25618211 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A Audemard
- Service de médecine interne, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, avenue Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France.
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- Centre régional de pharmacovigilance, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service d'hématologie, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service de pneumologie, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service d'hématologie, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service de pneumologie, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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- Service d'hématologie, CHU Côte-de-Nacre, 14000 Caen, France
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Girard A, Ricordel C, Poullot E, Claeyssen V, Decaux O, Desrues B, Delaval P, Jouneau S. [Hydroxyurea-induced pneumonia]. Rev Mal Respir 2013; 31:430-4. [PMID: 24878159 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2013.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Hydroxyurea is an antimetabolite drug used in the treatment of myeloproliferative disorders. Common adverse effects include haematological, gastrointestinal cutaneous manifestations, and fever. Hydroxyurea-induced pneumonitis is unusual. CASE REPORT A female patient was treated with hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera. She was admitted 20 days after commencing treatment with a high fever, productive cough, clear sputum and nausea. A chest CT-scan showed diffuse ground-glass opacities. Microbiological investigations were negative. The symptoms disappeared a few days after discontinuation of the drug and rechallenge led to a relapse of symptoms. CONCLUSION Our case and 15 earlier cases of hydroxyurea-induced pneumonitis are reviewed. Two patterns of this disease may exist: an acute febrile form occurring within 1 month of introduction of hydroxyurea and a subacute form without fever. Even if uncommon, one should be aware of this complication of hydroxyurea.
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- A Girard
- Service de pneumologie, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France.
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- Service de pneumologie, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France
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- Service d'hématologie, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Service des urgences, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Service de médecine interne, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Service de pneumologie, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France
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- Service de pneumologie, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France; IRSET UMR 1085, université de Rennes-1, 35043 Rennes, France
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- Service de pneumologie, université de Rennes-1, CHU de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France; IRSET UMR 1085, université de Rennes-1, 35043 Rennes, France
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