Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics

CharacteristicNo of patients (%, N=76)
Age, median (range)67 (25–92)
Male sex50 (66)
Cancer type
 Melanoma62 (82)
 Lung5 (7)
 Head and neck cancer2 (3)
 Esophageal adenocarcinoma2 (3)
 Other5 (7)
Cancer stage
 III21 (28)
  Adjuvant/neoadjuvant9 (12)
  Non-adjuvant12 (16)
 IV55 (72)
  Adjuvant1 (1)
  Non-adjuvant54 (71)
Immunotherapy class
 Anti-PD-1/PD-L151 (67)
 Anti-CTLA-48 (11)
 Combination PD-1/CTLA-4 blockade17 (22)
Type of psoriasis
 Plaque46 (61)
 Guttate*4 (5)
 Pustular2 (3)
 Psoriatic arthritis only3 (4)
 Not specified/unknown21 (28)
Psoriatic arthritis15 (20)
 Median duration of psoriasis symptoms, years (range)9 (1 month–54 years)
 Other extracutaneous disease associations (including uveitis/iritis, IBD, CVD)10 (13)
Prior psoriasis therapy
 Acitretin1 (1)
 Biologics†3 (4)
 Methotrexate‡6 (8)
 Prednisone1 (1)
 Small molecule inhibitors3 (4)
 Topical therapy only27 (36)
 None35 (46)
Active immunosuppressant psoriasis therapy at start of immunotherapy2 (3)
Other pre-existing autoimmune disease6 (8)
  • Biologics include adalimumab and etanercept. Small molecule inhibitors include tofacitinib and apremilast.

  • *Includes two patients with guttate and plaque psoriasis.

  • †One patient on acitretin.

  • ‡One patient on prednisone.

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.