Incidence and risk factors of serious infections occurred in patients with lung cancer following immune checkpoint blockade therapy
Laboratory parameters may serve as strong predictors for serious infections in patients with lung cancer following ICIs therapy. Chronic airway diseases including COPD and asthma should be managed effectively. Systemic glucocorticoids should be used prudently to prevent serious infections in these patients.
Authors
- Weiping Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2432-5876)
- Jing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-6554)
- Xiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5837-2996)
- Yuxiao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-071X)
Institutions
- Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University (CN)
- Jinan Central Hospital (CN)
- Zhongshan Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Cancer
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-13743-7
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.36
Funders
- National Science and Technology Major Project