Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated cardiac injury (ICIACI) is a low-incidence but highly fatal adverse event. A significant knowledge gap exists regarding the disease characteristics and recovery status of patients during the ICIACI convalescent phase. The objectives of this study are to establish a national, multicenter cohort for this patient population and to comprehensively describe their clinical profiles from an integrated Traditional Chinese and Western medicine standpoint, as well as their current rehabilitation status.
The cohort study consists of a retrospective and a prospective cohort, enrolling eligible rehabilitation ICIACI patients from multiple centers across China. The retrospective cohort records baseline assessment data from electronic medical records and clinical sources, including demographics, cancer diagnosis and immunotherapy details, laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, imaging studies, quality of life and exercise tolerance assessments, TCM syndrome scores, and rehabilitation information, to define TCM and Western medicine clinical characteristics and rehabilitation status. The prospective cohort patients are followed up at 2, 4, and 12 weeks after enrollment, with MACE as the primary endpoint and quality of life scores as the secondary endpoint, to evaluate influencing factors of rehabilitation and its impact on prognosis.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
340
MACE
Cardiovascular Death, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiogenic Shock, High-Grade Atrioventricular Block
Time frame: 2, 4, and 12 weeks after enrollment
EQ-5D
This study employed the EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). It consists of two parts: Health Description System:Responses were converted to a single health utility index score using the Chinese value set (range: -0.391 to 1.000). A higher score indicates better health-related quality of life. Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS): Patients rated their current overall health from 0 (worst imaginable) to 100 (best imaginable). A higher score reflects better self-rated health. Changes in both the index score and EQ-VAS score from before to after the intervention were compared.
Time frame: 2, 4, and 12 weeks after enrollment
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