Abstract
The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which include drugs that target programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), and the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4), has rapidly expanded over the past decade due to an ever-growing number of indications to treat different cancers. As their use has increased, so has recognition of immune-related side effects. The pulmonary toxicities of ICIs are less common than other immune-mediated toxicities but carry significant morbidity and are the most common cause of treatment-related mortality. This chapter will discuss the various pulmonary toxicities induced by ICIs but will focus most heavily on ICI pneumonitis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Managing Immunotherapy Related Organ Toxicities |
Subtitle of host publication | A Practical Guide |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 275-299 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031002410 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783031002403 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- Lung injury
- Organizing pneumonia
- Pneumonitis
- Sarcoidosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Immunology and Microbiology