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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Interactions between interstitial lung abnormalities and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: A review of current understanding and future directions.

Ryota Kikuchi, Shinji Abe

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ryota KikuchiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0854-3494
Shinji AbeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment landscape of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), significantly improving survival outcomes and offering renewed hope to patients. However, the presence of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) in patients with NSCLC presents unique challenges, especially due to the elevated risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related pneumonitis, which can result in treatment interruptions and adversely affect prognosis. ILAs, often detected incidentally on computed tomography imaging, are associated with an increased risk of progression to interstitial lung disease and have been identified as a potential predictor of poor clinical outcomes in patients with NSCLC receiving immunotherapy. This review offers an overview of the current understanding of the interaction between ILAs and ICI therapy, discussing prevalence, radiological features, risk stratification, and management strategies. Additionally, it highlights the need for prospective, multicenter studies to establish optimal treatment modalities for patients with NSCLC having ILAs, to ensure safer and more effective immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyLung Diseases, InterstitialLung NeoplasmsHumansTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapyinterstitial lung abnormalitiesNon-small cell lung cancerpneumonitisprognosis

Identifiers

PMID40366708
PMCPMC12080731

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