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Risk of Immune-Related Pancreatitis in Patients with Solid Tumors Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Systematic Assessment with Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the eligible RCTs.

Study (year)Study typeHistologyEndpointTreatment armPatient (no.)PancreatitisAMYLipase
(G1–5)(G3–5)(1–5)(3–5)(1–5)(3–5)

Ribas et al., 2013 [6]RCT IIIMMOSTremelimumab at 15 mg/kg 90 ds32533NANANANA
Chemotherapy control31900NANANANA

Know, 2014RCT IIIprostate CaOSIpilimumab 10 mg/kg q3w393NANA2231
Placebo396NANA1032

Eggermont et al., 2015 [7]RCT IIIMMPFSIpilimumab 10 mg/kg q3w471NA1NANA431
Placebo474NA0NANA300

Maio et al., 2017 [8]RCT IIbMesotheliomaOSTremelimumab 10 mg/kg q4w38021NA01811
Placebo18900NA143

Brahmer et al., 2015 [24]RCT IIINSCLCOSNivolumab 3 mg/kg q2w131NANANANA11
Chemotherapy control129NANANANA00

Robert et al., 2011 [4]RCT IIIMMOSNivolumab 3 mg/kg q2w206NANANA1NANA
Chemotherapy control205NANANA0NANA

Weber et al., 2015 [9]RCT IIIMMORRNivolumab 3 mg/kg q2w268NA2NANANA3
Chemotherapy control102NA0NANANA1

Herbst et al., 2016 [10]RCT IIINSCLCOSPembrolizumab 2 mg/kg q2w33932NANANANA
Pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg q2w34300NANANANA
Chemotherapy control30900NANANANA

Reck et al., 2016 [11]RCTIIINSCLCPFSPembrolizumab 200 mg q3w154NA1NANANANA
Chemotherapy control150NA0NANANANA

Ribas et al., 2015 [12]RCT IIMMORRPembrolizumab 2 mg/kg q2w17811NANANANA
Pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg q2w17931NANANANA
Chemotherapy control17111NANANANA

Rittmeyer et al., 2017 [13]RCT IINSCLCOSAtezolizumab 1200 mg q3w609NA0NANANANA
Chemotherapy control578NA1NANANANA

Hodi et al., 2016 [14]RCT IIMMORRIpilimumab 3 mg/kg q3w
+nivolumab 1 mg/kg q3w
9422112172
Ipilimumab 3 mg/kg q3w46000020

Antonia et al., 2016 [22]RCT IISCLCORRIpilimumab 3 mg/kg q3w
+nivolumab 1 mg/kg q3w
61NANA4175
Ipilimumab 1 mg/kg q3w
+nivolumab 3 mg/kg q3w
54NANA2000
Nivolumab 3 mg/kg q2w98NANA1100

Larkin et al., 2015 [15]RCT IIIMMOS/PFSIpilimumab 3 mg/kg q3w
+nivolumab 1 mg/kg q3w
313NA2NANANA2
Nivolumab 3 mg/kg q3w313NA1NANANA0
Ipilimumab 3 mg/kg q3w311NA1NANANA0

Robert et al., 2015 [16]RCT IIIMMOSPembrolizumab 10 mg/kg q2w278NA0NANANANA
Pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg q3w277NA1NANANANA
Ipilimumab 3 mg/kg q3w256NA0NANANANA

MM: melanoma; NSCLC: nonsmall cell lung cancer; DTIC: Dacarbazine; gp100: gp100 vaccine; DOX: docetaxel; OS: overall survival; ORR: objective response rate; NA: not available.