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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cancer. 2020 Jun 27;135:211–220. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.05.005

Table 4.

Comorbidities that developed after anti–PD-1 therapy.

Comorbidity Melanoma (n = 135) RCC (n = 44) NSCLC (n = 38) Total (n = 217)
Cardiovascular
 Atrial fibrillation 2 (1.48%) 1 (2.27%) 0 3 (1.38%)
 Carotid stenosis 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
 Congestive heart failure 3 (2.22%) 2 (4.55%) 0 5 (2.30%)
 Coronary artery disease 4 (2.96%) 2 (4.55%) 0 6 (2.76%)
 Hyperlipidaemia 3 (2.22%) 1 (2.27%) 0 4 (1.84%)
 Hypertension 8 (5.93%) 3 (6.82%) 2 (5.26%) 13 (5.99%)
 Peripheral vascular disease 1 (0.74%) 1 (2.27%) 0 2 (0.92%)
Endocrine
 Diabetes (type 2) 8 (5.93%) 3 (6.82%) 2 (5.26%) 13 (5.99%)
 Adrenal insufficiency 1 (0.74%) 2 (4.55%) 3 (7.89%) 6 (2.76%)
 SIADH 0 1 (2.27%) 0 1 (0.46%)
Gastrointestinal
 Gastric reflux 10 (7.41%) 5 (11.36%) 6 (15.79%) 21 (9.68%)
Genitourinary
 Benign prostatic hyperplasia 3 (2.22%) 3 (6.82%) 0 6 (2.76%)
 Erectile dysfunction 3 (2.22%) 0 0 3 (1.38%)
 Prostate cancer 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
Musculoskeletal
 Arthritis 2 (1.48%) 0 0 2 (0.92%)
 Osteoporosis 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
Neurologic
 Dementia 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
 Migraine 0 1 (2.27%) 0 1 (0.46%)
 Seizures 0 1 (2.27%) 0 1 (0.46%)
 CVA 0 1 (2.27%) 0 1 (0.46%)
Ocular
 Cataracts 2 (1.48%) 1 (2.27%) 0 3 (1.38%)
 Corneal dystrophy 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
 Conjunctivitis 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
Pulmonary
 COPD/emphysema 0 2 (4.55%) 0 2 (0.92%)
 Sleep apnoea 2 (1.48%) 2 (4.55%) 2 (5.26%) 6 (2.76%)
 Asthma 1 (0.74%) 2 (4.55%) 0 3 (1.38%)
Psychiatric
 Anxiety 5 (3.70%) 2 (4.55%) 3 (7.89%) 10 (4.61%)
 Depression 10 (7.41%) 3 (6.82%) 0 13 (5.99%)
 Insomnia 1 (0.74%) 1 (2.27%) 0 2 (0.92%)
Renal
 Chronic kidney disease 0 3 (6.82%) 0 3 (1.38%)
 Renal cell carcinoma 1 (0.74%) 0 0 1 (0.46%)
Other
 Breast cancer 0 0 1 (2.63%) 1 (0.46%)
 Leukaemia 3 (2.22%) 0 0 3 (1.38%)
 Lymphoedema 2 (1.48%) 0 0 2 (0.92%)

anti–PD-1, antibodies to programmed death-1 receptor.