2022
Distinct molecular and immune hallmarks of inflammatory arthritis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer therapy
Kim S, Chu Y, Misoi M, Suarez-Almazor M, Tayar J, Lu H, Buni M, Kramer J, Rodriguez E, Hussain Z, Neelapu S, Wang J, Shah A, Tannir N, Campbell M, Gibbons D, Cascone T, Lu C, Blumenschein G, Altan M, Lim B, Valero V, Loghin M, Tu J, Westin S, Naing A, Garcia-Manero G, Abdel-Wahab N, Tawbi H, Hwu P, Oliva I, Davies M, Patel S, Zou J, Futreal A, Diab A, Wang L, Nurieva R. Distinct molecular and immune hallmarks of inflammatory arthritis induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer therapy. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1970. PMID: 35413951, PMCID: PMC9005525, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29539-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8+ T cellsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsT cellsCheckpoint inhibitorsAssociated with immune-related adverse eventsPD-1 inhibitor therapyT-cell axisEnhanced Th17Antitumor immunityCTLA-4PD-1Inhibitor therapyImmunomodulatory therapyTCR repertoirePredictive biomarkersPeripheral bloodMyeloid cellsAdverse eventsCell signaturesCancer therapyInflammatory arthritisInflamed jointsTherapyTherapeutic target
2017
Successful treatment of arthritis induced by checkpoint inhibitors with tocilizumab: a case series
Kim S, Tayar J, Trinh V, Suarez-Almazor M, Garcia S, Hwu P, Johnson D, Uemura M, Diab A. Successful treatment of arthritis induced by checkpoint inhibitors with tocilizumab: a case series. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2017, 76: 2061. PMID: 28830882, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibitorsReceptor antibodiesAssociated with immune-related adverse eventsMild immune-related adverse eventsEffective alternative to corticosteroidsEfficacy of ICI therapyICI-induced inflammatory arthritisImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyAnti-IL-6 receptor antibodyAlternative to corticosteroidsTreated with corticosteroidsTreated with tocilizumabTumor necrosis factor-aImmune dampening effectsInflammatory side effectsAlternative therapeutic strategiesFood and Drug AdministrationTreatment of rheumatoid arthritisJuvenile idiopathic arthritisAntitumour responseICI therapyTNFa inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibition