Table 2

Clinical features and management outcomes of ICPI hepatitis

Clinical featureIpilimumabNivolumabPembrolizumabCheckmate 238Ipi+Niv (Simultaneous)Total
Instances of hepatitis41411121
Onset of hepatitis after treatment (days) (Median, range)36 (30–62)8531.5 (14–103)2939 (6–90)38.5 (6–103)
Average: 44
Age at time of hepatitis (years) (Median, range)68.5 (42–76)7171 (61–76)7146 (21–70)62 (21–76)
Average: 56
Number of males (%)2 (50%)1 (100%)2 (50%)06 (54%)11 (52%)
Clinical properties broken down by treatment group
 Grade 1 (n, %)1 (100%)2 (18%)3
 Grade 2 (n, %)1 (25%)1 (25%)2 (18%)4
 Grade 3 (n, %)1 (25%)2 (50%)1 (100%)5 (45%)9
 Grade 4 (n, %)2 (50%)1 (25%)2 (18%)5
Number of patients needing hospital admissions for hepatitis3 (75%)3 (75%)7 (60%)13 (62%)
Number of patients having liver biopsy00000
Treatment
 Steroids only (n)402511 (52%)
 Infliximab (n)0002 (1 for colitis)2
 Mycophenolate mofetil (n)101158
 Tacrolimus (n)0011
  • Breakdown by type of regimen patients were receiving at the time of development of hepatitis as well as clinical outcomes.

  • ICPI, immune checkpoint inhibitor.