Background Different immune-related adverse events (irAEs) were described with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), including blockers of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death 1 or its ligand (PD1/PDL1), although their global safety is incompletely characterized.Objective To characterize spectrum, frequency and clinical features of ICI-related adverse events (AEs) reported to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).
Patients and MethodsAEs from FAERS (up to June 2018) recording ICIs (ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab, avelumab, durvalumab) as suspect were extracted. Comprehensive disproportionality analyses were performed through the reporting odds ratio (ROR) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI), using other oncological drugs as comparison. An overview of systematic reviews (OoSRs) was also undertaken to identify irAEs with consistent positive associations.
ResultsICIs were recorded in 47,266 reports, submitted mainly by consumers receiving monotherapy with anti-PD1/PDL1 drugs. Three areas of toxicity emerged from both disproportionality and OoSRs (33 studies):
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