Lombardi Andrea, Gramegna Andrea, Ori Margherita, Azzarà Cecilia, Blasi Francesco, Gori Andrea
Infectious Diseases Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
ERJ Open Res. 2022 Nov 28;8(4). doi: 10.1183/23120541.00364-2022. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are drugs growingly employed in the treatment of cancers, but there are still uncertainties about their possible role in the risk of developing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections. To understand this, we performed a systematic review of the literature including studies published between 20 June 2012 and 20 June 2022 which described the occurrence of NTM infections among patients treated with ICIs. Overall, we included seven studies describing nine patients with NTM infection occurring during ICIs therapy. NTM infections occurring during ICIs therapy are mainly caused by germs belonging to the , involve primarily the lungs, on average 1 year after the start of treatment, and are not associated with immunosuppressive treatments.
免疫检查点抑制剂(ICIs)是越来越多地用于治疗癌症的药物,但它们在非结核分枝杆菌(NTM)感染风险中可能发挥的作用仍存在不确定性。为了解这一点,我们对2012年6月20日至2022年6月20日期间发表的文献进行了系统综述,这些文献描述了接受ICIs治疗的患者中NTM感染的发生情况。总体而言,我们纳入了七项研究,描述了9例在ICIs治疗期间发生NTM感染的患者。ICIs治疗期间发生的NTM感染主要由属于[此处原文缺失相关菌群信息]的细菌引起,主要累及肺部,平均在治疗开始后1年,且与免疫抑制治疗无关。