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ArticleCureus2023

Immunotherapy-Induced Hypophysitis Following Treatment With Tislelizumab in an Elderly Patient With Bladder Cancer and Prostate Cancer: A Case Report.

Ning Zhang, Xuan Qu, Xiaochen Zhang, Xiaohong Sun, Lin Kang

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular Mechanisms and Immune Regulation in Prostate Cancer: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ning ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, CHN.
Xuan QuDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, CHN.
Xiaochen ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, CHN.
Xiaohong SunDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, CHN.
Lin KangDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, CHN.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors represent a hopeful and emerging group of medications employed in the regulation of the immune response against cancer, displaying tremendous potential in cancer treatment. However, the administration of these drugs has been linked to the occurrence of adverse events, among which hypophysitis appears to be a prevailing complication affecting a substantial number of patients. Given the potential gravity of this condition, it is strongly recommended to actively monitor hormone levels throughout the treatment process, allowing for the prompt detection and provision of appropriate therapeutic measures. The present study showcases a case involving a 72-year-old individual afflicted with both bladder cancer and prostate cancer, who subsequently developed autoimmune hypophysitis and secondary adrenocortical insufficiency following the administration of programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors.

Indexed as

autoimmune hypophysitisimmune checkpoint inhibitorspituitary diseaseprogrammed cell death protein 1 inhibitorstreatment

Identifiers

PMID38146338
PMCPMC10749688
OpenAlexW4390167693

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