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- Title
Use of a Cancer Registry to Evaluate Patient-Reported Outcomes of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.
- Authors
Jim, Heather S. L.; Eisel, Sarah L.; Hoogland, Aasha I.; Shaw, Sandra; King, Jennifer C.; Dicker, Adam P.
- Abstract
Simple Summary: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are increasingly used for advanced lung cancer, but few studies have reported on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) outside the context of a clinical trial. The goal of the current study was to assess PROs in patients participating in the GO2 Foundation's Lung Cancer Registry who reported receiving atezolizumab, durvalumab, nivolumab, or pembrolizumab. Internationally, 226 patients (mean age 61, 75% female) participated. Patients reported worse quality of life than U.S. population and cancer normative samples. The most common moderate to severe adverse events during ICI treatment were fatigue (41%), aching joints (27%), and aching muscles (20%). Due to toxicity, 25% reported a treatment delay, 11% an emergency room visit, and 9% a hospitalization. This study is among the first to our knowledge to report on PROs of ICIs outside the context of a clinical trial. Results suggest higher rates of adverse events than previously reported in clinical trials. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are increasingly used for advanced lung cancer, but few studies have reported on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) outside the context of a clinical trial. The goal of the current study was to assess PROs in participants of a lung cancer registry who had been treated with an ICI. Patients participating in the GO2 Foundation's Lung Cancer Registry who reported receiving atezolizumab, durvalumab, nivolumab, or pembrolizumab were invited to participate in a survey about their experiences during treatment. Quality of life was evaluated using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G). Common symptomatic adverse events were evaluated using an item bank generated for ICIs. Internationally, 226 patients (mean age 61, 75% female) participated. Patients reported worse quality of life at the time of assessment than U.S. population and cancer normative samples. The most common moderate to severe adverse events during ICI treatment were fatigue (41%), aching joints (27%), and aching muscles (20%). Due to toxicity, 25% reported a treatment delay, 11% an emergency room visit, and 9% a hospitalization. This study is among the first to our knowledge to report on PROs of ICIs outside the context of a clinical trial. Results suggest higher rates of adverse events than previously reported in clinical trials.
- Subjects
REPORTING of diseases; IMMUNE checkpoint inhibitors; HEALTH outcome assessment; LUNG tumors; SURVEYS; QUALITY of life; DRUG side effects; IMMUNOTHERAPY; DRUG toxicity; EVALUATION
- Publication
Cancers, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 1, p103
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers13010103