Germline prediction of immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation for immune-related adverse events.
Pooja Middha KapoorRohit ThummalapalliZoe QuandtKarmugi BalaratnamEduardo CardenasChristina J Falconnull nullMatthew A GubensScott HuntsmanKhaleeq KhanMin LiChristine M LovlyDevalben PatelLuna Jia ZhanGeoffrey LiuMelinda C AldrichAdam J SchoenfeldElad ZivPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
We demonstrate an association between a polygenic risk score for autoimmune disease and early ICI discontinuation for irAEs, particularly among patients treated with combination ICI therapy. Our results suggest that germline genetics may be used as an adjunctive tool for risk stratification around ICI clinical decision-making in solid tumor oncology.