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. 2018 Oct 26;5(4):MMT10. doi: 10.2217/mmt-2018-0004

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
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.