284 Real World Data of Sequencing Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) after Initial ICI

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A310-A310
Author(s):  
Krishna Gunturu ◽  
Muhammad Awidi ◽  
Rojer Ranjit ◽  
Brendan Connell ◽  
Rachel Carrasquillo ◽  
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BackgroundICI revolutionized modern Oncology landscape and being utilized in metastatic to adjuvant and neo-adjuvant settings. As Oncologists, we are treating cancer patients with ICI every day, yet there is still a lot that is unknown about these drugs. We don’t have clear understanding of the efficacy and toxicity when sequencing one ICI for another. We conducted a retrospective review of real world data at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center to understand further and to pave path for prospective studies to understand this issue further to improve patient care.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed Oncology patient charts who received ICI between January1, 2014 to December 18, 2018. Total 483 patients received ICI during this time frame and 22 of these patients received a second ICI either as monotherapy or in combination with other ICI or chemotherapy.ResultsA total of 22 patients received subsequent ICI after the initial ICI as showed in table 1. 15 of the 22 (68%) patients were transitioned from one ICI to another monotherapy. 11 of these patients were transitioned secondary to disease progression (73%), three had immune related adverse events and one was switched per standard of care. One patient had ICI re-challenge. Three patients had a transition from ICI monotherapy to combination ICI therapy. One patient went onto chemo-immunotherapy and 2 patients transitioned from combination ICI to chemo-immunotherapy.Abstract 284 Table 1Real world data of sequencing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) after initial ICIConclusionsICI therapy is evolving and patients are being treated with multiple lines of ICI. In current practices, ICI is frequently being transitioned from cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) or its ligand, programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) classes or combined with chemotherapy or targeted therapy. It would be prudent to explore the effects of sequencing these medications either as a monotherapy or in combination with other therapies to better serve our patients and to prevent financial toxicity.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanita Noronha ◽  
George Abraham ◽  
Vijay Patil ◽  
Amit Joshi ◽  
Nandini Menon ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 102031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Pasello ◽  
Alberto Pavan ◽  
Ilaria Attili ◽  
Alberto Bortolami ◽  
Laura Bonanno ◽  
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Author(s):  
Li Ying Huang ◽  
Churn-Shiouh Gau

Abstract This paper describes the reimbursement policy for immune checkpoint inhibitors in Taiwan and provides a perspective to improve the quality, consistency, and transparency of decision making. Global trends for cancer treatment have shifted from chemotherapies to targeted therapies and immuno-oncology (IO) medicine, leading to significant increases in treatment costs. To enhance the accessibility of advanced therapy, the Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration announced two pathways for high-cost medicine: the managed entry agreement and a set of general rules of reimbursement submission for high-cost drugs. To further manage the financial burden on Taiwan's national health insurance system, the policy makers introduced novel inhibitory drugs for cancer immune checkpoints, subject to a maximum annual budget of NT$800 million (≈US$26.7 million). In April 2019, a national registry was established for patients undergoing cancer immunotherapy. Clinical characteristics, treatment duration, toxicity, and the outcome of the postcheckpoint inhibitor treatments were recorded. By analyzing real-world data, we assess the therapeutic effect of IO treatment in Taiwanese patients, thereby enabling payers to adjust payment regulations and rules for reimbursement. The Health Technology Assessment Team plays an important role in drawing upon the evidence to support policy making. Under an implemented cost-management mechanism, Taiwan's high-cost drug policy has enabled patients to access new medicines and maximized patient benefits.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Vineet Talwar ◽  
Sneha Jatan Bothra ◽  
Varun Goel ◽  
Prasanta Kumar Dash ◽  
Ankush Jajodia ◽  
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AIMS: The real-world data regarding the response rates, tolerability, and toxicities of immunotherapy is very limited. The aim of this study is to analyze these characteristics in patients who have received immunotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or urothelial cancer (UC). Methods: Retrospective review of patients over a year from 2017–2018 diagnosed with metastatic RCC and UC in our institute who received checkpoint inhibitors was done. PFS and OS were calculated. Results: A total of 16 patients, 11 with metastatic RCC and 5 patients with Metastatic UC were included in this study. All patients were male and Median age was 57.5 years. Median Number of cycles administered was 6. 50% of patients had a partial response to treatment, 16.6% of patients had stable disease and 33.3% of patients had progressive disease. There were no complete responses to therapy. Median Follow up was 9 months. The median PFS of the whole cohort was 6 months, while in RCC was 6 months and in UC was 1 month. Median OS of the whole cohort is 7 months, while the median OS for RCC and UC were 7 months and 3 months respectively. Fatigue was the most common adverse effect noted and Anaemia was the most common hematological side effect seen with immunotherapy in this study. Conclusion: This is real-world data of the use of the immune checkpoint inhibitors in the resource-limited setting. The benefit of Immune checkpoint inhibitors may in advanced renal cell cancers and Urothelial cancers may be different from that seen in the Western population.


2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 653-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyuki Mizuno ◽  
Takanori Ito ◽  
Masatoshi Ishigami ◽  
Yoji Ishizu ◽  
Teiji Kuzuya ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 107815522094158
Author(s):  
Marianna Veraldi ◽  
Stefania Esposito ◽  
Maria D. Naturale ◽  
Marco Oradei ◽  
Donato Cosco ◽  
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Background Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) accounts for 85–90% of all forms of lung cancer. Immuno-oncology represents a valid new approach but the high cost requires a specific evaluation of the health outcomes. This study describes the real-world efficacy, safety and cost profiles of the new anti-PD-1 immune-checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and pembrolizumab on a cohort of 56 selected patients with advanced NSCLC. Methods A retrospective, observational analysis was conducted on patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors from September 2015 to September 2018 at Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria “Mater Domini” in Catanzaro, Italy. Data sources were medical records, internal prescription cards and reports of adverse reactions. Results Fifty-six patients were diagnosed with advanced NSCLC, 64.3% characterized by a non-squamous histology, 30.3% squamous and 5.4% not specified. First-line treatment with pembrolizumab was administered to 11 patients for an average of 4.4 months, while 45 patients were treated with nivolumab for an average of 8.6 months. Data showed a survival rate of 95% after 6 months and 88% after 12 months. Most patients received immunotherapy as a second-line or subsequent treatment. In terms of prior therapy among all the patients, 43 had received platinum-based treatments. Indirect comparison with other real-world data studies showed variability in methodologies and an alignment in terms of results. Conclusion This study, based on real-world data, was a first step in the assessment of the impact of the introduction of a significant new class of treatments, i.e. immunotherapy, and covers patients, treatments and outcomes, as well as organizational and economic variables.


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