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AID = autoimmune disease
AUC = area under curve
BSC = best supportive care
CAV = cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine
CbP = Carboplatin/pemetrexed
CNS = central nervous system
CT = computed tomography
CTCAE = Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
CTFI = chemotherapy-free interval
CXR = chest x-ray
DOR = duration of response
D+EP = durvalumab plus platinum-etoposide
ECOG PS = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status
EP = cisplatin + etoposide
ESA = erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
ES-SCLC = extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
FDG = fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
FN = febrile neutropenia
G-CSF = granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
ICI = immune checkpoint inhibitor
irAE = immune-related adverse event
IV = intravenous
LS-SCLC = limited-stage small cell lung cancer
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
NR = not reported
NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NYR = not yet reached
N/A = not available
ORR = overall response rate
OS = overall survival
PD = progressive disease
PD-1 = programmed cell death protein-1
PD-L1 = programmed death-ligand 1
PET = positron emission tomography
PFS = progression-free survival
PR = partial response
PRA = polymyalgia rheumatica
PRO = patient-reported outcome
QoL = quality of life
RA = rheumatoid arthritis
RBC = red blood cell
RR = relative risk
SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus
SCLC = small cell lung cancer
SN = severe neutropenia
TRAE = treatment-related adverse event
TTCD = time to confirmed deterioration
TTP = time to progression
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