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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer. 2018 Oct 20;104:137–144. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.09.017

Table 4.

Hepatitis B and C cohorts.

Cancer Viral hepatitis Immunotherapy Anti-viral therapy Viral load (IU/ml) Response IrAE
Melanoma Hepatitis B Sequential pembrolizumab + ipilimumab Nil <20-> 20->
<20-> <20
SD
Melanoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Tenofovir <20-> 20->
<20-> <20
SD
Melanoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Tenofovir Unknown PR G2 hypothyroidism
Melanoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Entecavir Unknown PD
Melanoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Nil Unknown PD
Melanoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Nil <20-> <20->
<20-> <20
CR G1 rash
Melanoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Nil Unknown PD G2 rash
Melanoma Hepatitis B Nivolumab Entecavir 279-> 20->
<20-> 43
SD G2 pneumonitis
Melanoma Hepatitis B Nivolumab Nil 300-> 170 PR G1 vitiligo
Mesothelioma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Entecavir 467-> <20->
<20-> <20
SD
Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatitis B Nivolumab Tenofovir 39-> <20->
<20-> <20
SD
Glioblastoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Entecavir <20-> 20->
<20-> <20
SD
Gastric carcinoma Hepatitis B Pembrolizumab Nil Unknown SD
Urothelial carcinoma Hepatitis B Nivolumab Entecavir Unknown SD
Melanoma Hepatitis C Concurrent nivolumab + ipilimumab Sofosbuvir and ribavirin 6,550,000-
> undetectable
CR G4 colitis
Melanoma Hepatitis C Concurrent nivolumab + ipilimumab Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir 9,360,000 PR G3 autoimmune hepatitis
Melanoma Hepatitis C Sequential nivolumab + ipilimumab Ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir and dasabuvir 1,218,319->
920,912
PD
Melanoma Hepatitis C Sequential pembrolizumab + ipilimumab Interferon 58,000 CR
Melanoma Hepatitis C Pembrolizumab Nil Unknown SD G3 adrenal insufficiency
Melanoma Hepatitis C Pembrolizumab Nil Unknown SD
Melanoma Hepatitis C Pembrolizumab Ribavirin and pegylated interferon Undetectable PD
Melanoma Hepatitis C Nivolumab Nil Undetectable SD
Melanoma Hepatitis C Nivolumab Nil Unknown SD
Urothelial carcinoma Hepatitis C Nivolumab Ribavirin and pegylated interferon 81,159 SD G1 rash
Urothelial carcinoma Hepatitis C Atezolizumab Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir Undetectable SD
Mesothelioma Hepatitis C Pembrolizumab Unknown 903,029 SD
Renal cell carcinoma Hepatitis C Nivolumab Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir 379,836-
> Undetectable
SD
Non-small cell lung cancer Hepatitis C Nivolumab Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir 3,952,419-
> undetectable
SD

CR: complete response; PR: partial response; SD: stable disease; PD: disease progression; irAE: immune-related adverse event.