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. 2022 Jul 16;28(5):391–398. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000895

Table 1.

Pattern of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced pulmonary adverse events

Nivolumab Interstitial lung disease, pneumonitis, OP, AFOP, sarcoidosis/sarcoid-like reaction, pleural effusion, reactivation of pulmonary infection (tuberculosis, aspergillosis), lung cavitation, asthma.
Pembrolizumab Pneumonitis (increased risk of high-grade pneumonitis compared with nivolumab), pleural effusion, sarcoidosis/sarcoid-like reactions, reactivation of tuberculosis, AFOP, OP, eosinophilic pneumonia, ARDS, lung cavitation, asthma exacerbation, alveolar hemorrhage.
Nivolumab/ipilimumab Pneumonitis (increased risk of all-grade pneumonitis compared with PD-1 inhibitor monotherapy), sarcoidosis.
Atezolimumab Pneumonitis (overall, PD-L1 inhibitors have a lower incidence of all-grade pneumonitis compared with PD-1 inhibitors).
Durvalumab Pneumonitis
Avelumb Pneumonitis, sarcoid-like reaction

AFOP, Acute Fibrinous Organizing Pneumonia; ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; OP, organizing pneumonia; PD-1, Programmed Death-1; PD-L1, Programmed Death-Ligand 1.