Table 1

Patients’ characteristics (n=130)

CharacteristicsAll (n=130)
Median (range)
Age at start of ICI65 (22–95)
Age at onset of colitis65 (23–96)
BMI28 (14–53)
Gender
 Female48 (37%)
 Male82 (63%)
Smoking history
 No72 (55%)
 Yes58 (45%)
Baseline autoimmune conditions
 No107(82%)
 Yes23 (18%)
Type of autoimmune conditions
 Endocrine10 (8%)
 Rheumatologic5 (4%)
 Gastrointestinal4 (3%)
 Dermatologic3 (2%)
 Neurologic1 (<1%)
Stage of melanoma
 III9 (7%)
 IV121 (93%)
Type of primary
 Cutaneous99 (76%)
 Mucosal7 (5%)
 Ocular10 (8%)
 Unknown primary14 (11%)
BRAF mutation
 No91 (70%)
 Yes39 (30%)
Prior adjuvant therapy
 No114 (88%)
 Yes16 (12%)
Prior systemic therapy
 No86 (66%)
 Yes44 (34%)
  • *Endocrine: hypothyroid (n=9), diabetes mellitus (n=1). Rheumatologic: PMR (n=2), rheumatoid arthritis (n=2), inflammatory polyarthropathy (n=1). Gastrointestinal: ulcerative colitis (n=3), celiac disease (n=1). Dermatologic: psoriasis (n=3). Neurologic: multiple sclerosis (n=1).

  • BMI, body mass index; ICI, immune checkpoint inhibition.