Background Real-life spectrum and survival implications of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients treated with extended interval dosing (ED) immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are unknown. Methods Characteristics of 812 consecutive solid cancer patients who received at least 1 cycle of ED monotherapy (pembrolizumab 400 mg Q6W or nivolumab 480 mg Q4W) after switching from canonical interval dosing (CD; pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W or nivolumab 240 mg Q2W) or treated upfront with ED were retrieved. The primary objective was to compare irAEs patterns within the same population (before and after switch to ED). irAEs spectrum in patients treated upfront with ED and association between irAEs and overall survival were also described. Results A total of 550 (68%) patients started ICIs with CD and switched to ED. During CD, 225 (41%) patients developed any grade and 17 (3%) G3 or G4 irAEs; after switching to ED, any grade and G3 or G4 irAEs were experienced by 155 (36%) and 20 (5%) patients. Switching to ED was associated with a lower probability of any grade irAEs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.64 to 0.99; P = .047), whereas no difference for G3 or G4 events was noted (aOR = 1.55, 95% CI = 0.81 to 2.94; P = .18). Among patients who started upfront with ED (n = 232, 32%), 107 (41%) developed any grade and 14 (5%) G3 or G4 irAEs during ED. Patients with irAEs during ED had improved overall survival (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.34 to 0.82; P = .004 after switching; aHR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.35 to 0.93; P = .025 upfront). Conclusions Switching ICI treatment from CD and ED did not increase the incidence of irAEs and represents a safe option also outside clinical trials.

Safety of extended interval dosing immune checkpoint inhibitors: a multicenter cohort study / Cantini, Luca; Paoloni, Francesco; Pecci, Federica; Spagnolo, Francesco; Genova, Carlo; Tanda, Enrica Teresa; Aerts, Sophie; Rebuzzi, Sara Elena; Fornarini, Giuseppe; Zoratto, Federica; Fancelli, Sara; Lupi, Alessio; Della Corte, Carminia Maria; Parisi, Alessandro; Bennati, Chiara; Ortega, Cinzia; Atzori, Francesco; Piovano, Pier Luigi; Orciuolo, Corrado; De Tursi, Michele; Ghidini, Michele; Botticelli, Andrea; Scagnoli, Simone; Belluomini, Lorenzo; Leporati, Rita; Veccia, Antonello; Di Giacomo, Anna Maria; Festino, Lucia; Cortinovis, Diego; Acquati, Mirko; Filetti, Marco; Giusti, Raffaele; Tucci, Marco; Sergi, Maria Chiara; Garutti, Mattia; Puglisi, Fabio; Manglaviti, Sara; Citarella, Fabrizio; Santoni, Matteo; Rijavec, Erika; Lo Russo, Giuseppe; Santini, Daniele; Addeo, Alfredo; Antonuzzo, Lorenzo; Indini, Alice; Rocchi, Marco Bruno Luigi; Cortellini, Alessio; Grossi, Francesco; Ascierto, Paolo Antonio; Aerts, Joachim G J V; Berardi, Rossana. - In: JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. - ISSN 0027-8874. - 115:7(2023), pp. 796-804. [10.1093/jnci/djad061]

Safety of extended interval dosing immune checkpoint inhibitors: a multicenter cohort study

Cantini, Luca;Paoloni, Francesco;Pecci, Federica;Lupi, Alessio;Berardi, Rossana
2023-01-01

Abstract

Background Real-life spectrum and survival implications of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in patients treated with extended interval dosing (ED) immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are unknown. Methods Characteristics of 812 consecutive solid cancer patients who received at least 1 cycle of ED monotherapy (pembrolizumab 400 mg Q6W or nivolumab 480 mg Q4W) after switching from canonical interval dosing (CD; pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W or nivolumab 240 mg Q2W) or treated upfront with ED were retrieved. The primary objective was to compare irAEs patterns within the same population (before and after switch to ED). irAEs spectrum in patients treated upfront with ED and association between irAEs and overall survival were also described. Results A total of 550 (68%) patients started ICIs with CD and switched to ED. During CD, 225 (41%) patients developed any grade and 17 (3%) G3 or G4 irAEs; after switching to ED, any grade and G3 or G4 irAEs were experienced by 155 (36%) and 20 (5%) patients. Switching to ED was associated with a lower probability of any grade irAEs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.64 to 0.99; P = .047), whereas no difference for G3 or G4 events was noted (aOR = 1.55, 95% CI = 0.81 to 2.94; P = .18). Among patients who started upfront with ED (n = 232, 32%), 107 (41%) developed any grade and 14 (5%) G3 or G4 irAEs during ED. Patients with irAEs during ED had improved overall survival (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.34 to 0.82; P = .004 after switching; aHR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.35 to 0.93; P = .025 upfront). Conclusions Switching ICI treatment from CD and ED did not increase the incidence of irAEs and represents a safe option also outside clinical trials.
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