Making Patient-Centric Immunotherapy a Reality in Lung Cancer: Best Practices for Patient Education, irAE Management, and Survivorship Care
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About This Presentation
Co-Chairs and Presenter Marianne Davies, DNP, ACNP, AOCNP, FAAN, Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO, and Matthew A. Gubens, MD, MS, FASCO, discuss NSCLC in this CME/MOC/NCPD/ILNA/IPCE activity titled “Making Patient-Centric Immunotherapy a Reality in Lung Cancer: Best Practices for Patient Education, irA...
Co-Chairs and Presenter Marianne Davies, DNP, ACNP, AOCNP, FAAN, Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO, and Matthew A. Gubens, MD, MS, FASCO, discuss NSCLC in this CME/MOC/NCPD/ILNA/IPCE activity titled “Making Patient-Centric Immunotherapy a Reality in Lung Cancer: Best Practices for Patient Education, irAE Management, and Survivorship Care.” For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, and complete CME/MOC/NCPD/ILNA/IPCE information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at https://bit.ly/3RDokbZ. CME/MOC/NCPD/ILNA/IPCE credit will be available until May 24, 2025.
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Making Patient-Centric Immunotherapy
a Reality in Lung Cancer
Best Practices for Patient Education,
irAE Management, and Survivorship Care
Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO
Thoracic Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Abramson Cancer Center
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marianne Davies, DNP, ACNP, AOCNP, FAAN
Program Manager Care Signature, Oncology
‘Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center & Smilow
Cancer Center
iAssociats PIE or Matthew A. Gubens, MD, MS, FASCO
Yale School of Nursing P 4 Professor of Medicine
New Haven ¡Connecticut Medical Director, Thoracic Medical Oncology
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Go online to access full CME/MOC/NCPD/ILNA/PCE information, including faculty disclosures.
‘The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first of an
eagerly awaited new class of cancer drugs that unleashes the body's
immune system to fight tumors.
‘The drug, which Merck will sell under the name — %* was approved
for patients with advanced melanoma who have exhausted other therapies.
Cancer researchers have been almost giddy in the last couple of years about
the potential of drugs like % ‚which seem to solve a century-old
mystery of how cancerous cells manage to evade the body's immune
system.
‘The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first of an
eagerly awaited new class of cancer drugs that unleashes the body's
immune system to fight tumors.
‘The drug, which Merck will sell under the name # was approved
for patients with advanced melanoma who have exhausted other therapies.
Cancer researchers have been ainosfganfn the last couple of years about
the potential of drugslike # _ , which seem to solve a century-old
mystery of how cancerous cells manage to evade the body's immune
system
Approvals for First-Line Immunotherapy
in Advanced NSCLC12
Immunotherapy alone can be active in tumors with high PD-L1 expression
2020 2021 2022
A S Atezolizumab Nivolumab + .
Pembrolizumab Pembrolizumab (PD-L1 250% or Tollmumab Cemiplimab
(PD-L1 250%, (PD-L1 21%, Rats (PD-L1 21%, (PD-L1 250%,
no EGFR/ALK) no EGFR/ALK) EGFR/ALK) no EGFR/ALK) no EGFR/ALK)
Approvals for First-Line Immunotherapy
in Advanced NSCLC12
Immunotherapy alone can be active in tumors with high PD-L1 expression
Immunotherapy combinations might be more active than single agents
2016 2017 201 019 2020 2021 2022
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5 Pembrolizumab Pembrolizumab Caney . ee Cemiplimab
$ (PD-L1 250%, (PD-L1 21%, oa (shee (PD-L1 250%,
2 no EGFR/ALK) no EGFR/ALK) ESFRALIO no EGFRIAL) no EGFR/ALK)
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Approvals for First-Line Immunotherapy
in Advanced NSCLC'
Immunotherapy alone can be active in tumors with high PD-L1 expression
Immunotherapy combinations might be more active than single agents
But do we have other combination options?
2016 2017 201 2019 2020 2021 2022
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5 Pembrolizumab Pembrolizumab Cae 4 ane Cemiplimab
$ (PD-L1 250%, (PD-L1 21%, as OR. (PD-L1 250%,
2 no EGFR/ALK) no EGFR/ALK) an en no EGFR/ALK)
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2021 2022
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Primary Endpoint: EFS* With Neoadjuvant Nivo + Chemo vs Chemo
76%
Minimum Follow-Up: 21 mo; Median Follow-Up: 29.5 mo
Nivo + chemo
Chemo
80
E 60
a
e
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20 + Median EFS: mo 316 208
HR (97.38% ci 0.63 (043.091)
— — — r A
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Time, mo
No. at Risk
"Per BICR. EFS defined as the time om randomizaton to any progression of disease precluding surgery. progression, or ecurence of disease añer super, progression fr patients wiheut super.
‘death due to any cate; patients wth subsequent therapy were censored at ie lat evaluable tumor assessment on or pri the date of ubsequent therapy, 95% Cl, 302.NR (rive + chemo)
Primary Endpoii
Minimum Follow-Up: 21 mo; Median Follow-Up: 29.5 mo
EFS*> With Neoadjuvant Nivo + Chemo vs Chemo
100
80
= 60
2 Nivo + chemo
w 40 45% Chemo
20 3-Year Update?
Be SUECIA + Landmark EFS rate 57% with nivo + chemo vs 43%
0 With chemo alone (HR = 0.68; 95% CI, 0.49-0.93)
+ OS immature, but 78% alive at 3 years vs 64% with
chemo alone (HR = 0.62; 99.34% Cl 0.36-1.05)
No. at Risk
Nivo+chemo 179 151 136 124 118 107 102 87 m 41 M 13 6 3 0
‘Chemo 179 144 126 109 94 83 75 61 52 26 24 13 11 4 0
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and Its Management May Be Significant!
Retrospective analysis O 52% (50/114) 27% (31/114) of survivors
OOOO suis required ongoing management
experienced at of irAEs at 1 year
least one irAE
(SW
20 survivors
36% (114/317) of patients hea multiple
with advanced NSCLC irAES ; A
survived >1 year after initiation ue cn Ei
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Q 71-year-old female with locally advanced NSCLC and a history of radiation to the chest
Q Now recurrent and metastatic; she was on pembrolizumab (single agent), 200 mg every 3 weeks
71-year-old female with locally advanced NSCLC and a history of radiation to the chest
Now recurrent and metastatic; she was on pembrolizumab (single agent), 200 mg every 3 weeks
She was not having symptoms in July 2018, but scans indicate ground glass opacities (GGOs)
developing in the RUL (but subtle)
71-year-old female with locally advanced NSCLC and a history of radiation to the chest
Now recurrent and metastatic; she was on pembrolizumab (single agent), 200 mg every 3 weeks
She was not having symptoms in July 2018, but scans indicate ground glass opacities (GGOs)
developing in the RUL (but subtle)
Rates of Pneumonitis Indicated in Prescribing Information
Rate of
Pneumonitis in All Rate of Pneumonitis in NSCLC
Cancer Types
Pembrolizumab 3.4% 7% in NSCLC resected cohort
Nivolumab 3.1% 9% in NSCLC when given with ipilimumab
Atezolizumab 3.0% 3.8% in NSCLC resected cohort
Durvalumab 24% 18% in NSCLC post chemo/radiation
Cemiplimab 2.6% NR
+ In NSCLC, rate of pneumonitis is often higher than other disease sites
— One retrospective analysis! of 167 NSCLC patients receiving ICls reported that 13.2%
of patients developed pneumonitis, 4.2% of which experienced grade 3/4
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+ Consider chest CT with contrast
= Consider repeat chest CT in 4-6 weeks or as clinically indicated if patient develops symptoms
+ Invasive evaluation
ronsider pulmonary consultation — Consider bronchoscopy with BAL (send for institutional
+ Minimally invasive evaluation immunocompromised panel), and consider transbronchial
- Consider infections workup lung biopsy if clinically feasible to rule out progressive
> Nasal swab for potential viral malignancy or fungal infections
pathogens + Consider empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics (including
>> Sp lt (hand Sasi, So age fo ea plana) Ufo has no yet ba
fungal, and acid-fast bacili (AFB),
blood culture, and urine antigen
test (pneumococcus, legionella)
= Chest CT with contrast, and repeat
chest CT in 3-4 weeks + Ifno improvement after 48-72 hours of steroids, treat as grade 3
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NCCN Guidelines for ICI-Related Pneumonitis Management!
‘Assessment! ‘Management
Grading
7 Inpatient care
+ Pulmonary and infectious disease consultation
+ Minimally invasive evaluation
= Infectious workup
Consider that the patient may be immunocompromised
> Nasal swab for potential viral pathogens
> Sputum culture (including bacterial, fungal, and AFB), blood culture, and urine antigen test
(pneumococcus, legionella)
Severe (G3-4) > Consider cardiac evaluation to exclude cardiac causes for clinical presentation
pneumonitis + Invasive evaluation
- Bronchoscopy with BAL (send for institutional immunocompromised panel) if feasible to rule out infection
and malignant lung infiltration, and consider transbronchial lung biopsy if feasible and clinically indicated
+ Consider empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics (including coverage for atypical pathogens) if infection has not
et been fully excluded
= IV methylprednisolone 1-2 mg/kg/day, assess response within 48 hours and plan taper over 26 weeks
+ Consider adding any of the following if no improvement after 48 hours
— IV infliximab 5 mg/kg; a second dose may be repeated 14 days later at the discretion of the treating provider
-IvIG
— Mycophenolate mofetil 1-1.5 g twice daily and then taper in consultation with pulmonary service
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Pearls for Managing Pneumonitis
+ Chest CT is important to evaluate for pneumonitis; CXR is not enough
+ Baseline pulse oximetry is important
+ SOB, dry cough, and hypoxia are the most common symptoms
+ Manage with high-dose prednisone
+ Frequent follow-up is recommended
Q 62-year-old female patient presented to ED with dyspnea and hypoxia; KPS 90%
- CTA
> Bilateral pulmonary emboli — started on enoxaparin
» RML mass with hilar and mediastinal adenopathy; liver metastases
— Biopsy: NSCLC adenocarcinoma, no actionable mutations, PD-L1 10%
+ Ophthalmoparesis and ptosis
+ Bulbar involvement
+ Respiratory failure
Myositis
+ Myalgia and absence
of muscle fatigability
+ Limb-girdle pattern with
proximal limbs weakness
Myocarditis/myositis/myasthenia overlap syndrome
+ Early onset (median after one dose)
+ Extremely rare (incidence <0.1%)
+ High mortality rate (57%)
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ICI-Related Myocarditis
+ Chest CT is important to evaluate for pneumonitis; CXR is not enough
+ Baseline pulse oximetry is important
+ SOB, dry cough, and hypoxia are the most common symptoms
+ Manage with high-dose prednisone
+ Frequent follow-up is recommended
— Limited adduction and abduction of eyelids (day 5), progressively worsened; maximal inspiratory
pressure declined from 35 to 22
Q High-dose steroids continued; secondary agent timeline
— Mycophenolate (day 3)
- IMIG and abatacept (both given day 5-6; off trial due to ineligibility)
» Day 5-11: worsening respiratory status > intubated (day 11)
» Cardiac MRI (day 6): consistent with myocarditis
- ATG (day 10) > hypotensive/shock secondary to CRS vs sepsis Died on day
» Day 11: pressor support, transcutaneous pacing > tocilizumab 15 after initial
+ Patient worsened with inability to wean off vasopressors due to hypotension presentation
Myocarditis and Myositis/Myasthenia Gravis
Overlap Syndrome: A Cautionary Tale
ICI-MACEs, myocardi myositis/myasthenia gravis overlap syndrome
> early, poorly recognized irAEs; may result in delayed diagnosis, treatment
How to improve outcomes Challenges and unknowns
+ Baseline cardiac monitoring
+ Improve awareness of nonspecific symptoms + Past/family history of cardiac disease
as red flags early after starting ICI therapy + Prediction of those at highest risk
+ Earlier identification, intervention
+ Consider myositis and myasthenia gravis Education is key
for any case of ICI-related myocarditis
Proactive risk/benefit discussion
+ Clinical trials to evaluate efficacy with baseline risk factors
of secondary immunosuppression ICI therapy carries 1% risk of death;
1. Continue both carboplatin/pemetrexed
and cemiplimab
Rationale
Both carboplatin/pemetrexed and ICIs can cause
kidney injury, although later onset suggests ICI as
2. | Hold both carboplatin/pemetrexed
and cel b
causative agent
3. Dose reduce both carboplatin/pemetrexed Experts recommend holding both chemo and ICI to
and cemiplimab help determine causative agent
+ IfsCr elevation clears before next cycle: likely caused
4. Permanently discontinue both carboplatin/pemetrexed by carboplatinipemetrexed; manage with CT} hold and
hs dose reduction
and cemiplimab 7
+ If Cr elevation persists/worsens: likely caused by the
F ICI; manage with ICI hold and steroids
5. Uncertain
Q = 75-year-old male with a history of metastatic NSCLC
(adenocarcinoma, no actionable biomarkers, PD-L1 0%)
Treated with 4 cycles of pemetrexed/carboplatin
and pembrolizumab with a good response and then
6 cycles of maintenance pemetrexed and pembrolizumab
Presents for cycle 7 of maintenance pemetrexed
and pembrolizumab: bilateral eyes are red in sclera,
no drainage, very sensitive to light, painful at times,
distorted vision
1. Provided courtesy of Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, FAPO. PeerVie
Uvea: The Middle Layer of the Wall of the Eye
The uvea has 3 main components!
1. The choroid (tissue layer filled with blood vessels)
2. The ciliary body (ring of tissue that contains
muscles that change the shape of the lens and
makes the clear fluid that fills the space between
the cornea and the iris)
3. The iris (colored part of the eye); also called
the uveal tract
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NCCN Guidelines for ICI-Related Uveitis Management!
Ocular Assessment! Management Based on Collaboration With Ophthalmology
Adverse Grading
Event(s)
+ Hold immunotherapy to observe for worsening
uveitis; if uveitis is stable on topical therapy,
Anterior consider restarting immunotherapy in discussion
or intermediate with ophthalmology
uveitis (G1 or G2) Treatment guided by ophthalmology to include
ophthalmic + systemic prednisone/IV
+ Ophthalmology evaluation
and management
essential with vision
testing to include
methylprednisolone
Vision ake a Posterior Hold immunotherapy
changes pls ly: Treatment guided by ophthalmology to include
Mesa ophthalmic and systemic prednisone/IV
methylprednisolone
Pupil size, shape,
and reactivity
+ Anterior vs posterior uveitis
+ Treatment with topical steroids for anterior uveitis
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+ Nurses are integral to the monitoring of irAEs
Persistent grade 2 irAEs and grade 3 or 4 irAEs are treated with corticosteroids
+ Use of standardized algorithms for AE monitoring and management is beneficial
Early discontinuation of steroids may increase the risk of relapse or progression
of symptoms
Tapering of steroids should be carried out under the direct supervision
of a healthcare provider
Reinitiation of ICI may be possible with optimal management
— Decision to restart ICI is not always clear
Establishing a team-based, patient-centered care model promotes
patient satisfaction and can lead to improved treatment outcomes