TABLE 2

Clinical characteristics, time to onset and risk factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (ICI-P) in published series

First author [ref.]SubjectsType of cancerICI-PTreatmentPatient characteristicsTime to onsetRisk factors for ICI-P
Abdel-Wahab [75]251
All irAEs
Melanoma 95.6%
NSCLC 1.2%
10 (4%)Ipilimumab 60%
Nivolumab 30%
Pembrolizumab 10%
Male 63% (total population)
Age 60 years (total population)
Smokers?
53% during 2nd and 3rd injection (total population)
Naidoo [76]915Melanoma 60%
NSCLC 20%
Other 17%
43 (5%)aPD-1 93%
aPD-L1 7%
Combo 44%
Male?
Age 67 years
Smokers 67%
12 (1.3–82) weeks
Mono 19.7 weeks
Combo 11.6 weeks
Combo versus mono, 10 versus 3% (p=0.001)
aPD-1 versus aPD-L1, 4 versus 1% (p=0.13)
Delaunay [80]1828NSCLC 75%
Melanoma 20.3%
Others 4.7%
64 (3.5%)Ipilimumab 6.9%
aPD-1 79%
aPD-L1 14%
Trials 9.4%
Male 84.4%
Age 59 years
Smokers 83%
9.9 (1–117) weeks
Kato [78]111NSCLC 100%8 (7.2%)Nivolumab 100%Male 100%
Age 65 years
Smokers 100%
5.3 (2.3–24) weeks
Suresh [77]205NSCLC 100%39 (19%)Nivolumab 92%
Combo 21%
Male 82%
Age 68 years
Smokers 95%
2.9 (3–26) weeksSquamous versus non-squamous RR: 2.29 (1.08 versus 4.83)
Female versus male 0.25 versus 0.19 person-year
Combo versus mono 0.28 versus 0.18 person-year
Cho [79]167NSCLC 100%22 (13%)Nivolumab 59%
Pembrolizumab 32%
Nivolumab–iplimumab 9%
Male 76%
Age ≥70 years 30%
Smokers 70%
7.7 (2.9–139) weeksMono versus combo, 13.6 versus 10%
Pembrolizumab versus nivolumab 12.6 versus 16.3%
Age ≥70 years, 30.3% versus 54.5%; p=0.025
ILD 18.2% versus 2.8%; p=0.002
Extrathoracic metastasis 31.8% versus 58.6%; p=0.019

Data are presented as n or n (%), unless otherwise stated. irAE: immune-related adverse event; NSCLC: nonsmall cell lung cancer; aPD-1: antibody anti-programmed cell death-1, aPD-L1: antibody anti-programmed cell death ligand-1; combo: combination therapy; mono: monotherapy; ILD: interstitial lung disease.