Table 2 Factors associated with CIP severity.

From: The application of bronchoscopy in the assessment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis severity and recurrence

 

Grade 2 (N = 14)

Grade 3 (N = 7)

P

Age (years), median (IQR)

60 (56.75–66.25)

65(54–72)

0.369

Smoking status

 Never (N = 6)

5 (35.7%)

1(14.3%)

0.614

Thoracic radiotherapy (N = 9)

6 (42.9%)

3 (42.9%)

0.676

Pre-ILD

 Yes (N = 6)

1(7.1%)

5(71.4)%

0.006

PD1inhibitor (N = 16)

11(78.6%)

5 (71.4%)

0.557

Duration of immunotherapy

 < 3 months (N = 12)

6 (42.9%)

6 (85.7%)

0.078

 LDH, median (IU/L) (IQR)

202.5 (171.25–236.35)

240.0 (162.0–364.0)

0.191

 hsCRP, median (mg/L) (IQR)

23.9 (8.46–81.5)

51.0 (33.44–78.53)

0.452

Blood routine test

 Lymphocyte, median (K/mcL) (IQR)

0.98 (0.74–1.50)

0.60 (0.60–1.0))

0.167

 Eosinophil, median (K/mcL) (IQR)

0.1 (0.0–1.480)

0.5 (0.1–2.3))

0.246

 Neutrophil, median (K/mcL) (IQR)

3.67 (2.33–4.08)

4.7 (3.2–7.7)

0.218

 NLR, median (IQR)

3.57 (2.30–5.77))

6.33 (5.35–9.63)

0.025

BALF

 Lymphocyte percentage, median (IQR)

21.50 (11.75–29.75)

56.0 (25.5–64.0))

0.032

CD4/CD8 1 (%) (N = 15)

3 (30%)

3(60%)

0.329

Pathology (N = 13)

 OP (N = 5)

3

2

 

 AFOP (N = 3)

2

1

 

 NSIP (N = 3)

3

0

 

 DAD (N = 2)

2

0

 

Survival rate (N = 15) (%)

11(78.6%)

4(57.1%)

0.299