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NCI Pooled analysis (N=6.9K) of antiPD1/PDL1:
👉0.6% incidence CPI-related major cardiac AEs, 77% grade 3+
👉Almost half were myocarditis
👉 Twice as common w/ combos vs monotherapy & w/ CPI + targeted agent vs CPI + antiCTLA4…
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ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12…
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👉Major cardiac AEs were mostly early events (1-2 months) occurring after median of 2 doses of CPI
👉1/4 of cases of myocarditis were fatal, all preceded by myositis 👀
👉Diverse clinical presentations so have high index of suspicion to diagnose & intervene early…
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My commentary: It’s also concerning (& not surprising given what we know about pro-inflammatory metabolic syndrome as a cardiac risk fx) that markedly ⬆️ risk of MI has been reported in pts with multi-yr use of CPIs. I predict this follows a course much like HIV…
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