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VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) syndrome is a rare and recently identified disease resulting from a somatic mutation in the X-linked UBA1 gene in cells of myeloid lineage. It can present in a myriad of ways with the potential to affect various organ systems, including the lungs. VEXAS is usually steroid responsive, but no strong data exists for the use of a steroid-sparing agent.
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November 2024
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address:
Aims: Despite known short-term mortality risk of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) pneumonitis, its impact on 1-year mortality, long-term pulmonary function, symptom persistence, and radiological resolution remains unclear.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 71 nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with anti-PD(L)1 monoclonal antibodies between 2018-2021, who developed pneumonitis. Clinical and demographic covariates were collected from electronic medical record.
Oncologist
November 2024
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer care with incredible reductions in mortality. One of the most devastating complications of treatment is ICI-related pneumonitis (ICI-p). Despite this, little is known regarding risk factors for severe pneumonitis and treatment effectiveness of various therapeutic options for steroid-refractory disease.
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May 2024
Intensive Care Unit, University of North Carolina (UNC) Health Blue Ridge, Morganton, USA.
Secondary organizing pneumonia (SOP) as a sequela to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) usually has a prolonged benign course with a good response to corticosteroids. We present a case series of three patients who developed rapid progression to organizing pneumonia, after initial presentation with SARS-CoV-2. Imaging revealed rapid interval progression of bilateral subpleural ground glass opacities, and lung biopsy showed dense fibroblastic plugs within the alveoli.
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April 2024
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, GBR.
Background and objective High-dose intravenous pulsed glucocorticosteroids (GCS) are not part of the standard treatment in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and the evidence supporting their use is conflicting. In clinical practice, however, they are used in specialist settings when clinico-patho-radiological features suggest a potentially steroid-responsive pattern, or as a last resort in cases where patients are unable to be weaned off mechanical ventilation. This study aimed to investigate if an early objective response to high-dose GCS treatment in selected critically ill patients is predictive of survival in ARDS.
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