Journal
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 9, Pages 1824-1829Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv182
Keywords
adverse event; immune checkpoint inhibitors; quality control; systematic review
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Funding
- Astra Zeneca
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Genetech/Roche
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Novartis
- Oncothyreon
- Sanofi
- Servier
- SignalChem
- Roche/Genentech
- Pfizer
- Bayer
- Karyopharm Therapeutics
- Boehringer-Ingelheim
- AstraZeneca/MedImmune
- Merck
- Regeneron
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There are limited data about the quality of immune-related adverse event (irAE) reporting in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) clinical trial publications. A systematic search of citations from Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane databases identified prospective clinical trials involving ICIs in advanced solid tumors from 2003 to 2013. A 21-point quality score (QS) was adapted from the CONSORT harms extension statement. Linear regression was used to identify factors associated with quality reporting. After a review of 2628 articles, 50 trial reports were included, with ICIs as either monotherapy (54%) or part of a combination regimen (46%). The mean QS was 11.21 points (range 3.50-17.50 points). The median grade 3/4 AE rate reported was 21% (range 0%-66%) and 29/50 (58%) trials concluded that irAEs were tolerable. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that year of publication (within last 5 years, P = 0.01) and journal impact factor > 15 (P = 0.004) were associated with higher QS. Complete reporting of specific characteristics of irAEs including onset, management and reversibility were reported by 14%, 8% and 6% of studies, respectively. The incidence of grade 3/4 adverse events was higher for inhibitors against CTLA-4 compared with other immune checkpoints (P < 0.001). The reporting of irAEs is suboptimal. A standardized reporting method of irAEs that accounts for tolerability, management and reversibility is needed and would enable a more precise evaluation of the therapeutic risk benefit ratio of ICIs.
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