Table 1. . Summary of key findings from retrospective analyses of patients with pre-existing autoimmune conditions treated with checkpoint inhibitors for advanced melanoma.
Study | Number of patients | Type of checkpoint inhibitor | % patients experiencing AD flare | % patients experiencing irAE (grade ≥3) | % patients with AD flare or grade ≥3 irAE | % patients with death associated with AD flare or irAE | % patients with discontinuation of therapy due to flare/irAE |
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Johnson et al. | 30 | Anti-CTLA-4 | 27 | 33 | 50 | 3 | not reported |
Menzies et al. | 52 | Anti-PD-1 | 38 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 12 |
Gutzmer et al. | 19 | Anti-PD-1 | 42 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
AD: Autoimmune disease; CTLA: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen; irAE: Immune-related adverse event; PD-1: Programmed cell death 1.