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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Frequency and characteristics of immune-related thyroid adverse events in patients with resected stage III/IV melanoma treated with adjuvant PD-1 inhibitors: a national cohort study.

Stine K Christensen, Mette L Winther, Ida J Laursen, Freja S Madsen, Carsten Brink, Thomas H Brix, Eva Ellebaek, Inge Marie Svane, Frederikke S Hansen, Charlotte Haslund and 5 more

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Stine K ChristensenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Mette L WintherNorth Denmark Region, Aalborg, Denmark.
Ida J LaursenDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Freja S MadsenRegion of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Carsten BrinkLaboratory of Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-1962
Thomas H BrixDepartment of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2327-531X
Eva EllebaekDepartment of Oncology, National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy (CCIT-DK), Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-9232
Inge Marie SvaneDepartment of Oncology, National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy (CCIT-DK), Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
Frederikke S HansenDepartment of Oncology, National Center for Cancer Immune Therapy (CCIT-DK), Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
Charlotte HaslundDepartment of Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Olivia K LaursenDepartment of Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Henrik SchmidtDepartment of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Ida D LarsenDepartment of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Lars BastholtDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Christina H RuhlmannDepartment of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. christina.ruhlmann@rsyd.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-273X
Copenhagen University Hospital · DKOdense University Hospital · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DKAalborg University Hospital · DKAarhus University Hospital · DKNorth Denmark Region · DKRegion of Southern Denmark · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeImmune-related thyroid adverse events (irTAEs) occur frequently following immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. The purpose of this study is to provide knowledge about the incidence, clinical timeline characteristics, associated factors of irTAEs, and potential impact on treatment efficacy in patients with melanoma receiving adjuvant ICI therapy.

methodsA national multicenter retrospective cohort study of patients with resected stage III/IV melanoma treated with adjuvant PD-1 inhibitors between November 2018 and December 2020. Data were extracted from the Danish Metastatic Melanoma Database. The irTAEs were defined as two consecutive abnormal TSH values and subdivided into transient or persistent.

resultsOf 454 patients, 99 developed an irTAE (21.8%), of these were 46 transient (46.5%) and 53 persistent (53.5%). Median time to transient and persistent irTAE was 55 and 44 days, respectively (p = 0.57). A hyperthyroid phase followed by hypothyroidism was seen in 73.6% of persistent irTAEs, whereas 87% of transient irTAEs developed an isolated hypo- or hyperthyroid phase. Multiple variable analysis demonstrated an association between irTAE and female sex (HR 2.45; 95% CI 1.63-3.70; p < 0.001), but no association with recurrence-free survival (HR 0.86; 95% CI 0.50-1.48; p = 0.587) or overall survival (HR 1.05; 95% CI 0.52-2.12, p = 0.891).

conclusionsIrTAE is a common side effect to PD-1 inhibitors primarily occurring within the first 3 months, with a high risk of persistency. Female sex is a strong predictive factor. IrTAE was not associated with improved clinical outcome.

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HyperthyroidismMelanomaSkin NeoplasmsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, PharmaceuticCohort StudiesFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, PharmaceuticImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAdjuvantImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune-related adverse eventsImmune-related thyroiditisMelanomaPD-1 inhibitor

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PMID38598052
PMCPMC11006760
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