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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) - ICI combinatorial Rx

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

IV.a

Bronchospasm - Wheezing - Asthma

Publications

Hayakawa Y, Kawaguchi T, Yamasaki K, Endo M, Komatsu M, Ishiguro Y, Murata Y, Yatera K

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap in patient with adenocarcinoma.

Respirology case reports. 2023;11(10):e01222

Hamada K, Yoshimura K, Oshinomi K, Hirasawa Y, Ariizumi H, Ohkuma R, Shida M, Kubota Y, Matsui H, Ishiguro T, Sambe T, Ishida H, Horiike A, Wada S, Iwamoto S, Uchida N, Ogawa Y, Kobayashi S, Tsunoda T

A case of bronchial asthma as an immune-related adverse event of pembrolizumab treatment for bladder cancer: A case report.

Medicine. 2022;101(2):e28339