This document summarizes a presentation on cancer emergencies related to novel oncologic therapies like immunotherapy and CAR T-cell therapy. The presentation reviews immune-related adverse events from checkpoint inhibitors like diarrhea, colitis, and pneumonitis. It also discusses potential complications from CAR T-cell therapy including cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity, and HLH/MAS. The management of these complications is discussed including workup, medications, and disposition. Examples are provided of evaluation and treatment for immune-related colitis in a patient on checkpoint inhibitors.
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Immunotherapy Emergencies
1. David A. Marcus, MD
@EMIMDoc – EMIMDoc.org
Residency Director, Combined Program in EM/IM+CC
Northwell Health, NY
EMIM Conference (Webex) - September 17, 2019
2. Review presentation, evaluation and
management of Heme/Onc emergencies in
the context of novel oncologic therapies.
Learners:
Remote participants
EMIM, EM, IM Residents and Faculty
Medical Students
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7. 68 year old F undergoing treatment for
melanoma (Yervoy) p/w 3 days of abdominal
pain, chills, diarrhea (5-6 daily). Has noted
some blood streaked stool. Otherwise eating
and drinking, and in USOH. Mild diffuse abd
tenderness on exam, well appearing.
TriageVitals: HR 88, BP 143/89, RR 10,T 99.0
What is your work up?
What is the likely management and dispo?
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13. Majzoub et al. Adverse Effects of Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Cancer Patients Visiting the Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ann
Emerg Med. 2019;73:79-87
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14. Immune Related Adverse Events (irAE)
Most common systems involved:
GI (diarrhea, colitis, Hepatitis)
Pulmonary (Pneumonitis)
Skin (Various rashes, Sweet’s Syndrome,TEN, SJS)
Endocrine (Hypohysitis, Hypothyroidism, Grave’s,
Thyroid Storm, IDDM, Adrenal Insufficiency)
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15. Recent study in the Annals of EM (MD Anderson)
1026 visits by 628 pts on Checkpoint Inhibitors
66.5% overall admission rate
25% of visits due to irAE
81.7% admission rate for irAE visits
Prevalence of irAE changes by agent
Majzoub et al. Adverse Effects of ImmuneCheckpointTherapy in Cancer PatientsVisiting the
Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center.Ann Emerg Med. 2019;73:79-87. #EMIMconf
16. Based on: NationalCancer Institute's CommonTerminologyCriteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5
17. Grade
1/2
Symptomatic
Mgm’t
r/o infection
+/- Prednisone
0.5-1 mg/kg
Outpt Onc f/u
Likely DC
Grade
3/4
ABC’s/Resusc
Emergent Onc
Steroid* 1-2
mg/kg
PossibleABx
Admit,
Possible
ICU
*Steroid: Prednisone or Methylprednisolone
Based on: Brahmer et al. Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy:
American. Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2018 June 10; 36(17): 1714–1768.
18. 68 year old F undergoing treatment for melanoma
(Yervoy), with blood streaked stools, mild tenderness.
What is your work up?
Sepsis panel, C. diff, GI PCR, O&P; Get PR temp
Obtain CTAP?
What is the likely management and dispo?
Grade 2 colitis
IV Fluids, pain control if needed
Discuss with Heme/Onc, possible Prednisone 1 mg/kg,
possible Loperamide
Possible discharge
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23. Cytokine Release Syndrome (majority of pts
get this; within 3 days; usually admitted for
infusion, less likely in ED)
Neurotoxicity+CRES (CART Related
Encephalopathy Syndrome), may be 8 wks or
more after infusion
ON target/OFF tumor
Immunosuppression/Neutropenia
Fulminant HLH/MAS
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25. Checkpoint Inhibitors
Take the brakes off ofT cells
irAE are generally inflammatory
Not necessarily immunosuppressed
Staging, Management
CAR-T
ChimericT cells target tumor antigen
Variable irAE
Complex management
Often immunosuppressed
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27. Hematologic emergencies may be very subtle
When immunotherapy is involved, think
immune activation, not suppression
Initiate a broad evaluation:
CBC + diff
CompVBG
CMP+Mg+Phos(+Uric Acid if indicated)
Blood cultures?
Imaging may be necessary
Get some advice…
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28. Based on: NationalCancer Institute's CommonTerminologyCriteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5
29. Grade
1/2
Symptomatic
Mgm’t
r/o infection
+/- Prednisone
0.5-1 mg/kg
Outpt Onc f/u
Likely DC
Grade
3/4
ABC’s/Resusc
Emergent Onc
Steroid* 1-2
mg/kg
PossibleABx
Admit,
Possible
ICU
*Steroid: Prednisone or Methylprednisolone
Based on: Brahmer et al. Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy:
American. Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2018 June 10; 36(17): 1714–1768.
30. References/Additional Reading
• Brahmer et al. Management of Immune-RelatedAdverse Events in PatientsTreatedWith ImmuneCheckpoint
InhibitorTherapy: American. Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2018 June 10; 36(17):
1714–1768.
• Doyle, C. Immunotherapy-RelatedToxicities May Be More CommonThan Originally Reported.TheASCO Post.
Accessed online: August 10, 2019. https://www.ascopost.com/issues/december-25-2018/immunotherapy-related-
toxicities-may-be-more-common-than-originally-reported/
• Kroschinsky, etal. New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer
and their management. Crit Care. 2017Apr 14;21(1):89
• Majzoub et al. Adverse Effects of ImmuneCheckpointTherapy in Cancer PatientsVisiting the Emergency Department
of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Ann Emerg Med. 2019;73:79-87
• National Cancer Institute.CommonTerminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) ,Version 5. November 27, 2017.
Accessed online: https://ctep.cancer.gov/protocolDevelopment/electronic_applications/ctc.htm#ctc_50
• Pallin, DJ, et al. Immune-relatedAdverse Events inCancer Patients.Academic Emergency Medicine. 2018;25:819–827.
• Simmons D, Lang E (October 13, 2017)The Most RecentOncologic Emergency:What Emergency Physicians Need to
Know About the Potential Complications of ImmuneCheckpoint Inhibitors. Cureus. 9(10): e1774. DOI
10.7759/cureus.1774
• Srivastava, A. Immunotherapy Complications in the Emergency Department: Be on the Lookout for theCheckpoints!
Critical Care Section Update,AAEM. Published in: Common Sense; November, 2018.
Notas del editor
Too much or too little of each, abnormalities of each. This talk will focus only on AE associated with immunotherapy
Patients with known or suspected malignancy
Take these patients seriously, high index of suspicion needed. You will miss important Dx otherwise. Can be subtle.
Successful so far (though some mixed outcomes) and AE thought to be less common/less severe than traditional chemo
Checkpoint:
Metastatic Melanoma: > 50% increases in mean survival and 2 year survival
NSCLC: Similar benefits
Head and neck Squamous Cell CA
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Urothelial Carcinoma (bladder)
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
CAR-T
ALL
Large B Cell Lymphoma
Reference Landscape of Immunotherapy/Nixon article for numbers (Current Oncology 2018)
Traditional chemo = nuking the body!
Indiscriminate poisoning vs tailor made solutions
Checkpoint inhibitors vs chimera
3 main mechanisms for CI’s
Enhancing T cell activation (CD28/CTLA4)
Preventing T cell inactivation (PD-1 (on CD8 cells) Inhibitors) – prevent binding to the inactivating ligand PD-L1
Preventing T cell inactivation(PD-L1 inhibitors) (inactivates the CD8 cells, can be upregulated by tumor cells; blocked by CI) – block the ligand itself
Sweet's syndrome (SS), or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is a skin disease characterized by the sudden onset of fever, an elevated white blood cell count, and tender, red, well-demarcated papules and plaques that show dense infiltrates by neutrophil granulocytes on histologic examination.
Discuss relative frequencies – 3% - 30% - Several, including Hypophysitis, have been shown to be more common in practice than on validations.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE MGMT IS DIFFERENT.
Based on: National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5
Grade 5 AE for all = DEATH!
THESE MAY BE SUBACUTE OR EVEN DELAYED IN ONSET (WEEKS-MONTHS OUT)
Checkpoint inhibitors vs chimera
Why? Seems to have very good cure/remission rates – though high risk.
Etoposide – arrests cells in late S phase or early G2 phase. Possibly via mitochondrial transport inhibition. Topoisomerase II Inhibitor
Based on: National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5
Grade 5 AE for all = DEATH!
THESE MAY BE SUBACUTE OR EVEN DELAYED IN ONSET (WEEKS-MONTHS OUT)