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ReviewZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences2024

Hypophysitis associated with immune check piont inhibitors treatment: A case report and literature review.

Jie Wei, Xingxing Han, Yutong Ye, Tiantian Qi, Tianyan Zhou, Feng Lu, Xinlin Yan, Bin Lu

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Review in Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for bladder cancer: A case report.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jie WeiDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000. 1105582277@qq.com.
Xingxing HanDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000.
Yutong YeDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000.
Tiantian QiDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000.
Tianyan ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000.
Feng LuDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000.
Xinlin YanDepartment of Endocrinology, Kunshan Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu 215000. 734155278@qq.com.
Bin LuDepartment of Endocrinology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPis) significantly improves survival in a number of cancer patients by blocking immunosuppressive molecules and reactivating the function of effector T cells to specifically kil tumor cells. This article reports a case of secondary hypoadrenocorticism caused by programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitor related hypophysitis. A 65-year-old male patient received immunotherapy for right lung squamous cell carcinoma invading the chest wall (cT4N2M0) for 4 times. Two weeks after the last immunotherapy treatment, the patient experienced poor appetite and fatigue. Examination results indicated severe hyponatremia, and there was no improvement even after repeated supplementation with high-concentration sodium chloride. After further examination, glucocorticoid supplementation was given to the patient and his clinical symptoms were significantly improved. It is recommended that patients receiving ICPis should be asked in detail about their medical history before initiating treatment, baseline screening should be carried out reasonably, and regular follow-up about endocrine gland hormone and related biochemical indexes after treatment should be carried out. Meanwhile, it is necessary to pay attention to the related symptoms and signs of patients in order to find endocrine gland adverse reactions in time.

Indexed as

HypophysitisImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsAdrenal InsufficiencyAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellGlucocorticoidsHumansHyponatremiaImmunotherapyMaleProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorGlucocorticoidsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorimmune check piont inhibitorsprogrammed death 1 inhibitorsecondary hypoadrenocorticism

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PMID39788496
PMCPMC11495972

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