Serial interferon-gamma release assay in lung cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: A prospective cohort study Journal Article
| Authors: | Fujita, K.; Elkington, P.; Redelman-Sidi, G.; Kanai, O.; Yamamoto, Y.; Imakita, T.; Okamura, M.; Nakatani, K.; Mio, T. |
| Article Title: | Serial interferon-gamma release assay in lung cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: A prospective cohort study |
| Abstract: | Recent advancements in cancer immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have received considerable attention. Although advantageous, ICI therapies cause unique immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in some patients. Moreover, infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, have been recognized as emerging concerns during immunotherapy. We aimed to evaluate the interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) conversion rate and active tuberculosis incidence during immunotherapy to elucidate the incidence of tuberculosis reactivation after ICI therapy induction. We prospectively assessed IGRA results in lung cancer patients who received ICI monotherapy before ICI treatment and at 6 and 12 months after ICI treatment. We also assessed computed tomography findings to determine the presence of active tuberculosis when positive IGRA results were obtained. The ICIs used were nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab, and durvalumab. In all, 178 patients were prospectively recruited between March 2017 and March 2020. Of these, 123 completed serial IGRAs, of whom 18, 101, and 4, respectively, had positive, negative, and indeterminate IGRAs at baseline. Three and four patients, respectively, showed IGRA reversion and conversion during immunotherapy. One patient with a sustained, stable positive IGRA and one with IGRA conversion developed active pulmonary tuberculosis during immunotherapy. We found that 3.3% and 1.6% of the patients developed IGRA conversion and active tuberculosis, respectively. Of the four patients who developed IGRA conversion, one developed active pulmonary tuberculosis during immunotherapy. Another patient with sustained, stable positive IGRA developed active tuberculosis. Physicians should be alert to tuberculosis development during ICI therapy, and IGRA testing is a useful tool to assess the risk of developing active tuberculosis. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. |
| Keywords: | adult; cancer chemotherapy; aged; middle aged; major clinical study; fatigue; histopathology; squamous cell carcinoma; diarrhea; drug withdrawal; paclitaxel; prospective study; prospective studies; clinical practice; carboplatin; computer assisted tomography; multiple cycle treatment; lung neoplasms; cohort analysis; lung cancer; fever; rash; lung tumor; lung adenocarcinoma; immunotherapy; hypothyroidism; drug substitution; neurologic disease; pemetrexed; lymphadenopathy; radiation pneumonia; tuberculosis; chemoradiotherapy; small cell lung cancer; interstitial pneumonia; non small cell lung cancer; adverse event; lung tuberculosis; hypertransaminasemia; procedures; tracheobronchial toilet; interferon gamma release assay; tuberculin test; tuberculostatic agent; tuberculosis, pulmonary; nivolumab; humans; human; male; female; article; pembrolizumab; durvalumab; immune checkpoint inhibitors; atezolizumab; conversion rate; igra; caseation; postprimary tuberculosis; interferon-gamma release tests |
| Journal Title: | Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy |
| Volume: | 71 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| ISSN: | 0340-7004 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2022-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 2757 |
| End Page: | 2764 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00262-022-03198-1 |
| PUBMED: | 35429244 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC10992338 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 November 2022 -- Source: Scopus |
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