Table 4.
Outcomes of the cardiac/muscular irAEs according to time of onset (within two cycles or after two cycles), clinical manifestation (only myositis, only myocarditis, or both), and instrumental findings
| N | Complete remission, n | Partial remission, n | Neither improvement nor death, n | Death, n | Not reported, n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤2 cycles | 96 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 7 |
| >2 cycles | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Only myositis | 46 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Only myocarditis | 49 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Both myositis and myocarditis | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 4 |
| LVEF ≤45% | 22a | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| LVEF> 45% | 54a | 20 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Arrhythmia at ECG | 47b | 11 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| No arrhythmia at ECG | 37b | 16 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Ischemic signs at ECG | 19b | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| No ischemic signs at ECG | 65b | 19 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 7 |
ECG, electrocardiogram; irAEs, immune-related adverse events; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.
Only 76 patients had data on echocardiographic assessment of LVEF.
Only 84 patients had data on ECG.