Recovery from secondary adrenal insufficiency in a patient with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy induced hypophysitis

Abstract Background Hypophysitis is a well-recognized immune-related adverse event in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer. Some anterior pituitary hormones may recover; however, secondary adrenal insufficiency is usually permanent. Case presentation A 26-year old male with...

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Hauptverfasser:	Sahityasri Thapi, Amanda Leiter, Matthew Galsky, Emily J. Gallagher
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Schriftenreihe:	Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Schlagworte:	Immune-related adverse events Immune checkpoint inhibitors Hypophysitis Adrenal insufficiency
Online-Zugang:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-019-0729-3
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