2024
Successful management of pre-existing psoriatic arthritis through targeting the IL-23/IL-17 axis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a case series
Li Y, Msaouel P, Campbell M, Hwu P, Diab A, Kim S. Successful management of pre-existing psoriatic arthritis through targeting the IL-23/IL-17 axis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a case series. RMD Open 2024, 10: e004308. PMID: 39214611, PMCID: PMC11367333, DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitor therapyAnti-IL-17A antibodyAdverse eventsAnti-PD-1 antibody monotherapyInterleukin (IL)-17/IL-23 axisPsoriatic arthritisImmune checkpoint inhibitor treatmentPD-1 antibody therapyResponse to ICI therapyImmune-related adverse eventsIL-23/IL-17 axisImmune checkpoint inhibitor exposureIL-17/23 axisAnti-CTLA-4Checkpoint inhibitor therapyCell renal cell carcinomaAnti-IL-17AAnti-IL-23 antibodyAssociated with adverse eventsPre-existing psoriasisAnti-tumor efficacyIL-23/IL-17Renal cell carcinomaICI therapy
2021
Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients with pre-existing sarcoidosis
Kim S, Pundole X, Dadu R, Lambotte O, Ramos-Casals M, Suarez-Almazor M. Use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients with pre-existing sarcoidosis. Immunotherapy 2021, 13: 465-475. PMID: 33641345, PMCID: PMC7983044, DOI: 10.2217/imt-2020-0272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsHistory of sarcoidosisPre-existing sarcoidosisCancer patientsCheckpoint inhibitorsRemote historyDose of atezolizumabEvaluate adverse eventsFrequency of flaresICI initiationHilar lymphadenopathySymptomatic exacerbationAdverse eventsSarcoidosisSubcutaneous nodulesPatientsFluctuating courseAtezolizumabCancerInhibitorsUveitisPrednisoneLymphadenopathyExacerbationDoseDistinct Immunophenotypes of T Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid From Leukemia Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Related Pulmonary Complications
Kim ST, Sheshadri A, Shannon V, Kontoyiannis DP, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G, Ravandi F, Im JS, Boddu P, Bashoura L, Balachandran DD, Evans SE, Faiz S, Vazquez W, Divenko M, Mathur R, Tippen SP, Gumbs C, Neelapu SS, Naing A, Wang L, Diab A, Futreal A, Nurieva R, Daver N. Distinct Immunophenotypes of T Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid From Leukemia Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-Related Pulmonary Complications. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 11: 590494. PMID: 33552049, PMCID: PMC7859512, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.590494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAML/MDS patientsPulmonary complicationsAcute myeloid leukemiaMDS patientsICI groupCheckpoint inhibitorsBronchoalveolar lavageMyelodysplastic syndromeT cellsTh17/Th1 cellsBAL T cellsRisk of pneumonitisBronchoalveolar lavage fluidFungal pneumoniaPulmonary symptomsIL-17Lavage fluidPeripheral bloodTh1 cellsLeukemia patientsMyeloid leukemiaDistinct immunophenotypePatientsComplications
2019
Recurrent pseudogout after therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a case report with immunoprofiling of synovial fluid at each flare
Kim S, Bittar M, Kim H, Neelapu S, Zurita A, Nurieva R, Suarez-Almazor M. Recurrent pseudogout after therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a case report with immunoprofiling of synovial fluid at each flare. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 126. PMID: 31088575, PMCID: PMC6518723, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0597-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibitorsNivolumab infusionAdverse eventsIL-17 producing CD4Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapyImmune checkpoint inhibitor treatmentImmune-related adverse eventsPatients treated with nivolumabCD4+ T cellsAmount of IL-17Characterized immune cellsCheckpoint inhibitor treatmentPD-1 inhibitorsCheckpoint inhibitor therapyCrystal arthritisSynovial fluidRenal cell carcinomaAutoimmune inflammatory arthritisT helper 17Neutrophil-driven inflammationProphylactic colchicinePD-1Inhibitor therapyConclusionsThis caseEx Vivo Interferon Gamma Production by Peripheral Immune Cells Predicts Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Ahn S, Kwon M, Sung M, Jung S, Lee S, Park Y, Kim S, Song J. Ex Vivo Interferon Gamma Production by Peripheral Immune Cells Predicts Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Lung Cancer 2019, 20: e299-e308. PMID: 30824332, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2019.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-g productionEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusIFN-gLung adenocarcinomaOverall survivalPerformance statusLung cancerAssociated with lung cancer pathogenesisCancer stageProduction of IFN-gReceiver operating characteristic curve analysisStage IV lung cancerCox proportional hazards analysisTreatment-naive patientsAntitumor immune surveillanceOperating characteristics curve analysisOptimal cutoff valueOverall patient survivalInterferon-gamma productionCharacteristic curve analysisIFN-g levelsIV lung cancerProportional hazards analysisStage IV cancerLung cancer pathogenesis
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