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. 2019 Sep 9;3:35. doi: 10.21037/med.2019.08.02

Table 2. Immune-related adverse events reported in clinical trials of ICIs in relapsed TETs.

Immune-related adverse event NCT02364076 (Pembrolizumab) NCT02607631 (Pembrolizumab) NCT01772004 (Avelumab)
Thymic carcinoma Thymoma Thymic carcinoma Thymoma
Number of patients 40 7 26 7
irAE, n [%]
   Myasthenia gravis 1 [3] 1 [14] 2 [8] 0 [0]
   Myocarditis 2 [5] 3 [43] 0 [0] 4 [57]
   Polymyositis 3 [8] 0 [0] 0 [0] 4 [57]
   Hepatitis 5 [13] 2 [29] 2 [8] 4 [57]
   Pancreatitis 1 [3] 0 [0] 0 [0] 0 [0]
   Bullous pemphigoid 1 [3] 0 [0] 0 [0] 0 [0]
   Thyroiditis 0 [0] 1 [14] 1 [4] 0 [0]
   Colitis 0 [0] 1 [14] 0 [0] 0 [0]
   Nephritis 0 [0] 1 [14] 0 [0] 0 [0]
   Conjunctivitis 0 [0] 1 [14] 0 [0] 0 [0]
   Subacute myoclonus 0 [0] 0 [0] 1 [4] 0 [0]
   Enteritis 0 [0] 0 [0] 0 [0] 1 [14]
   Cranial neuropathy 0 [0] 0 [0] 0 [0] 1 [14]

TET, thymic epithelial tumor; irAE, immune-related adverse event.