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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Predictors of Long-Term Survival in Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myocarditis.

Nikhil Dubey, Chia-Yun Wu, Leyre Zubiri, Magdalena Fay, Sherin J Rouhani, Ross D Merkin, Joie Sun, Joseph J Locascio, Tomas G Neilan, Kerry L Reynolds and 1 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nikhil DubeyMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.
Chia-Yun WuMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.
Leyre ZubiriMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.
Magdalena FayMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6086-931X
Sherin J RouhaniMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.
Ross D MerkinMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3418-2220
Joie SunMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.
Joseph J LocascioDepartment of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3439-1209
Tomas G NeilanCardio-Oncology Program, Cardiology Division Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1513-8833
Kerry L ReynoldsMass General Cancer Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7793-654X
Daniel A ZlotoffCardio-Oncology Program, Cardiology Division Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9007-7295

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis (ICIM) carries high rates of morbidity and death, but clinical outcomes vary widely. Little is known about the clinical variables associated with long-term survival.

methodsIn this case-control study, patients diagnosed with ICIM at Massachusetts General Hospital between 2016 and 2022 were stratified into 3 groups based on length of survival after ICIM diagnosis: short-term (<30 days), intermediate-term (30-365 days), and long-term (>365 days). Baseline characteristics, immune checkpoint inhibitor regimens, laboratory values, ECG parameters, and ICIM treatments were analyzed to identify predictors of long-term survival.

resultsAmong 35 patients with ICIM (median follow-up time, 8.3 months), there were 9 (25.7%) in the short-term survival group, 13 (37.1%) in the intermediate-term survival group, and 13 (37.1%) in the long-term survival group. Those in the short-term survival group were older (median age, 82 versus 68 for intermediate-term and 75 for long-term;

conclusionsTime to onset of ICIM, multiple clinical tests, and responsiveness to immunosuppressive therapy were associated with long-term survival after ICIM. Consideration of these variables may help with risk stratification and immunosuppressive therapy individualization.

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsMyocarditisAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsimmune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditisimmunosuppressionsurvivorship

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PMID40611488
PMCPMC12533668

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