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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Immunol.
Sec. Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1495137
This article is part of the Research Topic Community Series in Reducing Adverse Effects of Cancer Immunotherapy: Volume II View all 14 articles

Ocular adverse events associated with antibody-drug conjugates: A comprehensive pharmacovigilance analysis

Provisionally accepted
Junlong Ma Junlong Ma 1*Heng Chen Heng Chen 2Gefei He Gefei He 2Juanjuan Huang Juanjuan Huang 2Lin Hu Lin Hu 2
  • 1 Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
  • 2 The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, Hunan Province, China

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    Introduction: Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are increasingly utilized in patients with solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. However, the adverse ocular toxicity induced by ADCs has not been comprehensively evaluated in real-world clinical settings.Methods: Data from April 2019 to March 2024 based on the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) were extracted and analyzed. Disproportionality analysis was used to evaluate the association between ADCs and ocular adverse events (AEs). The median time to onset (TTO) of various ADCs was compared.Results: A comprehensive analysis identified 2,686 ocular AEs associated with ADCs. Among these, Tisotumab vedotin had the most positive signals at the preferred terms (PTs) level, followed by trastuzumab emtansine and enfortumab vedotin. In contrast, gemtuzumab ozogamicin demonstrated minimal ocular toxicity signals. Cluster analysis revealed that ADC-related ocular toxicities predominantly manifested as corneal disorders or ocular neuromuscular disorders. The median onset of ocular toxicity varied considerably, with enfortumab vedotin showing the earliest median onset at 12.5 days.Our study demonstrates the association between ADCs and ocular AEs based on real-world data, providing valuable guidance for clinicians when prescribing ADCs. And we found some important safety signals that have not been mentioned in the label or previous studies.

    Keywords: Antibody-drug conjugates, Ocular adverse events, Pharmacovigilance, FAERS, Real-world study

    Received: 12 Sep 2024; Accepted: 03 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ma, Chen, He, Huang and Hu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Junlong Ma, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

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