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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Sintilimab for the treatment of lung adenocarcinoma-induced immune-related hypophysitis: a case report.

Ming-Xing Wang, Ai-Xin Liu, Qing-Ming Sun, Wan-Hui Dong

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ming-Xing Wang *Department of Medical Oncology, Lu'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Lu'an, China.
Ai-Xin Liu *Department of Orthopedics Department, Lu'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Lu'an, China.
Qing-Ming SunDepartment of Medical Oncology, Lu'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lu'an, China.
Wan-Hui DongDepartment of Medical Oncology, Lu'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lu'an, China.

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Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are extensively utilized in the treatment of oncological patients, and the immune-related adverse reactions they induce merit close monitoring. This report describes a case of a lung cancer patient who, after receiving chemotherapy in combination with the programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor sintilimab, presented with systemic fatigue, alterations in mental and behavioral patterns, somnolence, and symptoms of diabetes insipidus, leading to a diagnosis of grade 4 immune-related hypophysitis. The patient experienced symptomatic relief following pulse therapy with dexamethasone sodium phosphate injections (30mg every 12 hours), and was subsequently treated with prednisone acetate tablets (30 mg/day), which were gradually reduced to a physiological replacement dose. The treatment with sintilimab was discontinued, and the patient's symptoms gradually improved, with normalization of urine output.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedHypophysitisImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorssintilimabadverse reactionsdiabetes insipidushypophysitisimmune checkpoint inhibitorssintilimab

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