Table 4.
Cases that have 3 irAEs including secondary adrenal insufficiency due to ICI therapy.
Case | Age | Sex | Primary disease | Therapy | Endocrine irAEs* | Signs of secondary adrenal insufficiency | D to hypophysitis diagnosis from first administration |
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Sum M (2018)[21] | 75 | M | Melanoma | Nivo + Ipi | T1D → AD = hypothyroidism | Hypoglycemia, malaise | NA |
Khalid M (2019)[22] | 53 | M | Malignant melanoma | Nivo + Ipi | primary hypothyroidism → IAD → T1D | Refractory hypotension | 6 mo |
Lanzolla G (2019)[23] | 60 | M | Lung adeno-carcinoma | Atezo | T1D → Addison disease = hypophysitis | Hyperkalemia and hyponatremia | 12 wk |
Takata M (2022)[24] | 59 | M | Malignant melanoma | Nivo | Thyroiditis → IAD → acute T1D | Nausea | 14 wk |
Hino C (2022)[25] | 45 | M | Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma | Nivo + Ipi | Thyroiditis → T1D → AD | Fatigue and memory loss | 244 d |
Ishiguro A (2022)[26] | 67 | M | Malignant melanoma | Nivo | T1D = thyroiditis → IAD | Malaise and loss of appetite | 57 d |
Luo J (2022)[27] | 76 | M | Non-small cell lung cancer | Pem | Hypothyroidism → T1D → AD | Hyponatremia | 14 mo |
This case | 81 | M | Renal cell carcinoma | Nivo + Ipi | Thyroiditis → fulminant T1D → IAD | Hypotension and fatigue | 89 d |
Atezo = Atezolizumab, ICI = immune checkpoint inhibitor, Ipi = ipilimumab, Nivo = nivolumab, Pem = Pembrolizumab, T1D = type 1 diabetes.
Endocrine irAEs are listed in order of onset.