PMID- 31090656 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200618 LR - 20240229 IS - 1537-4513 (Electronic) IS - 1524-9557 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 5 DP - 2019 Jun TI - Incidence and Clinical Impact of Anti-TNFalpha Treatment of Severe Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Colitis in Advanced Melanoma: The Mecolit Survey. PG - 175-179 LID - 10.1097/CJI.0000000000000268 [doi] AB - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) significantly improve overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced melanoma, but immune-related colitis may occur and warrant anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) treatment in severe forms. A nationwide, multicenter retrospective survey was conducted to assess both, the real-life incidence of grade 3/4 ICI-induced colitis treated with anti-TNFalpha, in patients with advanced melanoma, and the consequence of this therapeutic strategy on disease outcome. All patients with advanced melanoma treated with anti-TNFalpha agents for severe ICI-related colitis in the participating centers were included. Relative incidence was calculated according to the total number of patients treated with ICI in network centers during the period of inclusion. The possible impact of anti-TNFalpha treatment on disease outcome was evaluated through comparison of objective response rate, progression-free survival, and OS with pivotal literature data. Twenty-seven patients from 13 tertiary referral centers were included. Overall, severe ICI-related colitis treated with anti-TNFalpha occurred in 1% of patients with advanced melanoma, mostly with ipilimumab. Infliximab was successfully used in all patients but 1, mostly after 1 infusion. OS and progression-free survival of 12 and 3 months, respectively, were observed in these patients, along with an objective response rate of 41% at 12 months. This survey shows a low real-life incidence of severe colitis requiring anti-TNFalpha. Response rates to immunotherapy and survival data do not appear to significantly differ from those observed in pivotal studies. Severe ICI-induced colitis requiring anti-TNFalpha treatment appears to be a rare event in advanced melanoma, and infliximab does not seem to adversely affect disease outcome. FAU - Lesage, Candice AU - Lesage C AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital. FAU - Longvert, Christine AU - Longvert C AD - Department of Dermatology, Ambroise-Pare Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt. FAU - Prey, Sorilla AU - Prey S AD - CHU, Bordeaux, Department of Dermatology. AD - Inserm U-1035, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux. FAU - Maanaoui, Sarah AU - Maanaoui S AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Lille. FAU - Dreno, Brigitte AU - Dreno B AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Nantes. FAU - Machet, Laurent AU - Machet L AD - Department of Dermatology, CHRU Tours and Inserm U1253, University of Tours, Tours. FAU - Zehou, Ouidad AU - Zehou O AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Henri Mondor, Creteil. FAU - Kramkimel, Nora AU - Kramkimel N AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Cochin, Paris. FAU - Jeudy, Geraldine AU - Jeudy G AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Dijon. FAU - Skowron, Francois AU - Skowron F AD - Department of Dermatology, Hospital, Valence. FAU - Aubin, Francois AU - Aubin F AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Besancon. FAU - Visseaux, Laetitia AU - Visseaux L AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Robert Debre, Reims. FAU - Mansard, Sandrine AU - Mansard S AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Estaing, Clermont Ferrand, France. FAU - Dereure, Olivier AU - Dereure O AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital. FAU - Lesage, Francois-Xavier AU - Lesage FX AD - Epsylon, University Montpellier, Paul Valery University Montpellier 3, University Hospital, Montpellier. FAU - Guillot, Bernard AU - Guillot B AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital. CN - French Group of Onco-Dermatology LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PL - United States TA - J Immunother JT - Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997) JID - 9706083 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/*adverse effects/therapeutic use MH - Biomarkers, Tumor MH - Colitis/diagnosis/*epidemiology/*etiology MH - Colonoscopy MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Incidence MH - Male MH - Melanoma/*complications/drug therapy/*epidemiology/pathology MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Grading MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Prognosis MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*antagonists & inhibitors EDAT- 2019/05/16 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/19 06:00 CRDT- 2019/05/16 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/05/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/19 06:00 [medline] AID - 00002371-201906000-00003 [pii] AID - 10.1097/CJI.0000000000000268 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunother. 2019 Jun;42(5):175-179. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0000000000000268.