Sun, Michel M. Levinson, Ralph D. Filipowicz, Artur Anesi, Stephen Kaplan, Henry J. Wang, Wei Goldstein, Debra A. Gangaputra, Sapna Swan, Robert T. Sen, H. Nida Gordon, Lynn K. Uveitis in Patients Treated with CTLA-4 and PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade Inhibition <p><i>Purpose</i>: To investigate the link between treatment with CTLA-4 and PD-1 checkpoint blockade inhibitors and the development of noninfectious uveitis.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A survey was distributed to uveitis specialists to identify patients who developed uveitis while receiving either PD-1 inhibitors pembrolizumab and nivolumab; PD-L1 inhibitors atezolizumab, avelumab, and durvalumab; or the CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab.</p> <p><i>Results</i>: Fifteen patients from seven institutions were identified. The most common cancer diagnosis (13/15) was malignant melanoma. Fourteen patients had a new uveitis diagnosis following checkpoint blockade administration (six anterior uveitis, six panuveitis, one posterior uveitis, one anterior/intermediate combined); one patient developed optic neuritis. Uveitis was diagnosed within 6 months after drug initiation for 11/12 patients (median 63 days). Corticosteroid treatment was effective for most patients, although two patients had permanent loss of vision.</p> <p><i>Conclusions</i>: Patients on checkpoint inhibitor therapy should be educated to seek care if they develop ocular symptoms, and prompt referral to specialists should be incorporated into oncology protocols.</p> Checkpoint inhibitor;CTLA-4;immunotherapy;ocular inflammation;PD-1;uveitis 2019-03-01
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