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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Oncol. 2024 Oct 2;43(4):432–442. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.00640

Table 2. Immune-mediated Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (imAE) at Least Possibly Related to Pembrolizumab.

Toxicity Grade CD4+ 50-199 cells/μL (n=11) n (%) CD4+ 200-350 cells/μL (n=6) n (%) CD4+ >350 cells/μL (n=15) n (%) All participants (n=32) n (%)
Patients with ≥1 imAE
  Any grade 1 (9.1) 3 (50) 6 (40) 10 (31.3)
  Grade 1 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
  Grade 2 1 (9.1) 2 (33.3) 2 (13.3) 5 (15.6)
  Grade 3 0 1 (16.7) 3 (20) 4 (12.5)
Anemia
  Grade 3 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
Colitis
  Grade 3 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
Hypothyroidism
  Grade 2 0 1 (16.7) 1 (6.7) 2 (6.3)
Cytomegalovirus infection reactivation
  Grade 3 0 1 (16.7) 0 1 (3.1)
Mycobacterium avium complex
  Grade 3 0 1 (16.7) 0 1 (3.1)
Blood bilirubin increased
  Grade 2 1 (9.1) 0 1 (6.7) 2 (6.3)
Arthralgia
  Grade 2 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
Pain in extremity
  Grade 1 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
  Grade 2 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
Pneumonitis
  Grade 2 0 1 (16.7) 0 1 (3.1)
  Grade 3 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
Maculo-papular rash
  Grade 3 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)
Skin hypopigmentation
  Grade 1 0 0 1 (6.7) 1 (3.1)

imAE indicates immune-mediated treatment-emergent adverse event