Bernardes Marilia, Hohl Tobias M
Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 417 E 68th, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Curr Clin Microbiol Rep. 2020 Dec;7(4):142-149. doi: 10.1007/s40588-020-00154-4. Epub 2020 Sep 26.
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: Recent concerns have emerged regarding the potential of immunotherapy to cause infection. In this review, we summarize the current literature on invasive fungal infections that occur during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy. RECENT FINDINGS: Fungal infections are uncommon with the use of checkpoint inhibitors. Most cases are caused by invasive aspergillosis and pneumocystis pneumonia and occur in patients requiring high dose corticosteroids for the management of immune-related adverse events. Conversely, fungal infections are commonly reported during therapy with CAR T cells. Most cases are caused by invasive aspergillosis and candidiasis and are likely the result of prolonged neutropenia following the conditioning regimen or immunosuppressant use for the management of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity. SUMMARY: Treatment-related toxicities that require prolonged immunosuppressive agents appear to play a key role in the development of fungal infections during immunotherapy. Ongoing surveillance is needed to fully address the risks of fungal infections with these novel agents.
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