Table 2

Summary of the studies reporting on individual patients

Tumor-specific outcome (per individual patient)
 Complete response8 (14%)
 Partial response13 (23%)
 Stable disease6 (11%)
 Progressive disease4 (7%)
 Unspecified25 (45%)
Type of hyperinflammatory syndrome
 CRS16 (28%)
 HLH34 (61%)
 other6 (11%)
Type of ICI
 Pembrolizumab21 (38%)
 Nivolumab11 (20%)
 Ipilimumab2 (4%)
 Atezolizumab2 (4%)
 Ipilimumab+nivolumab13 (23%)
 Cemiplimab1 (2%)
 Ipilimumab+pembrolizumab1 (2%)
 Sintilimab2 (4%)
 Unspecified3 (5%)
CRS/HLH treatment with IL-6 blockade
 Yes14 (25%)
 No42 (75%)
Rechallenge with ICIs
 Yes6 (11%)
 No31 (55%)
 Unspecified19 (34%)
CRS/HLH outcome
 Recovery43 (77%)
 Deceased, related to CRS/HLH6 (11%)
 Deceased, other reasons2 (4%)
 Unspecified5 (9%)
Time to CRS/HLH onset
 Days after last administration*9 (3,75-21)
 Cycles before symptoms onset*2(1-3)
Type of underlying malignancy
 Bladder cancer3 (5%)
 Lung cancer15 (27%)
 Malignant melanoma21 (38%)
 Renal cell carcinoma3 (5%)
 Other14 (25%)
  • *Numbers given as mean with IQR

  • CRS, cytokine release syndrome; HLH, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; ICI, immune-checkpoint inhibitor.