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      STORY OF THE WEEK
      Published in Oncology and
      Journal Scan / Research · July 21, 2022

      Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
      Journal of Clinical Oncology

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      This retrospective, single-center, matched cohort study evaluated the incidence of and risk factors for cardiovascular events in 672 patients with a malignancy treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and compared these patients with two separate controls (those who did not receive immune checkpoint inhibitors and those without a history of cancer).

      The incidence rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE; acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, stroke, and transient ischemic attack) was 10.3%, and a history of heart failure or valvular disease was associated with an increased risk of MACE in the multivariate analysis.

      The cumulative incidence rate of MACE was significantly greater in the test group than in the two control groups.
      This large retrospective study demonstrates that MACE is potentially more common with immune checkpoint inhibitor use than previous studies have indicated.

      G Mohan.

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