According to data from a retrospective, single cohort study of 252 patients with lung cancer who received immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) or non-ICI therapy, ICIs were not independently associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, and ICI-associated cardiotoxicity was associated with elevations in serum troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide, as well as combined immunotherapy with VEGF or tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
JACC: CardioOncology