Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.

checkpoint inhibitor clinical pancreatitis diabetes exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Journal

The oncologist
ISSN: 1549-490X
Titre abrégé: Oncologist
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9607837

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 27 11 2022
accepted: 25 04 2023
pubmed: 7 6 2023
medline: 7 6 2023
entrez: 7 6 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Scant data describe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use. The goal of this study is to describe the incidence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of patients with ICI-related EPI. A single center, retrospective case-control study was performed of all ICI-treated patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center between January 2011 and July 2020. ICI-related EPI patients had steatorrhea with or without abdominal discomfort or weight loss, started pancrelipase after initiation of ICI, and demonstrated symptomatic improvement with pancrelipase. Controls were matched 2:1 by age, race, sex, cancer type, and year of ICI start. Of 12 905 ICI-treated patients, 23 patients developed ICI-related EPI and were matched to 46 controls. The incidence rate of EPI was 1.18 cases per 1000 person-years and the median onset of EPI was 390 days after the first dose of ICI. All 23 (100%) EPI cases had steatorrhea that improved with pancrelipase, 12 (52.2%) had weight loss, and 9 (39.1%) had abdominal discomfort; none had changes of chronic pancreatitis on imaging. Nine (39%) EPI patients had episodes of clinical acute pancreatitis preceding the onset of EPI, compared to 1 (2%) control (OR 18.0 (2.5-789.0), P < .001). Finally, the EPI group exhibited higher proportions of new or worsening hyperglycemia after ICI exposure compared with the control group (9 (39.1%) vs. 3 (6.5%), P < .01). ICI-related EPI is a rare but clinically significant event that should be considered in patients with late onset diarrhea after ICI treatment and often is associated with development of hyperglycemia and diabetes.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Scant data describe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use. The goal of this study is to describe the incidence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of patients with ICI-related EPI.
PATIENTS AND METHODS METHODS
A single center, retrospective case-control study was performed of all ICI-treated patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center between January 2011 and July 2020. ICI-related EPI patients had steatorrhea with or without abdominal discomfort or weight loss, started pancrelipase after initiation of ICI, and demonstrated symptomatic improvement with pancrelipase. Controls were matched 2:1 by age, race, sex, cancer type, and year of ICI start.
RESULTS RESULTS
Of 12 905 ICI-treated patients, 23 patients developed ICI-related EPI and were matched to 46 controls. The incidence rate of EPI was 1.18 cases per 1000 person-years and the median onset of EPI was 390 days after the first dose of ICI. All 23 (100%) EPI cases had steatorrhea that improved with pancrelipase, 12 (52.2%) had weight loss, and 9 (39.1%) had abdominal discomfort; none had changes of chronic pancreatitis on imaging. Nine (39%) EPI patients had episodes of clinical acute pancreatitis preceding the onset of EPI, compared to 1 (2%) control (OR 18.0 (2.5-789.0), P < .001). Finally, the EPI group exhibited higher proportions of new or worsening hyperglycemia after ICI exposure compared with the control group (9 (39.1%) vs. 3 (6.5%), P < .01).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
ICI-related EPI is a rare but clinically significant event that should be considered in patients with late onset diarrhea after ICI treatment and often is associated with development of hyperglycemia and diabetes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37285223
pii: 7191692
doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad150
pmc: PMC10712706
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1085-1093

Subventions

Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA008748
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press.

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Auteurs

Deepika Satish (D)

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

I-Hsin Lin (IH)

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

James Flory (J)

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

Hans Gerdes (H)

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

Michael A Postow (MA)

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.

David M Faleck (DM)

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

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