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. 2016 Oct 19;66(1):25–32. doi: 10.1007/s00262-016-1913-7

Table 1.

Patient characteristics in immune-modulator associated type 1 diabetes mellitus

Agent Disease Antibodies detected Time to development C-peptide (ng/mL) DKA Prior treatment Relevant history High-risk HLA genotype References
Nivolumab Melanoma None 5 months <0.1 + Ipilimumab Autoimmune thyroiditis A02:01, DRB1*04 [8]
Nivolumab NSCLC +anti-GAD <1 month <0.1 + None None A02:01, DRB1*04 [8]
Nivolumab RCC +anti-GAD, anti-ICA512, anti-IA2 4 months 1.3 Proleukin, bevacizumab, interferon None A02:01, DRB1*04 [8]
Nivolumab SLC +anti-GAD 1 week <0.1 + Carboplatin, etoposide, paclitaxel Type 2 DM A02:01 [8]
Nivolumab Melanoma None 7 months 0.08 + Dacarbazine None NR [13]
Nivolumab Melanoma None 4 months UD + None None None [14]
Nivolumab Melanoma None 12 months 1 Dacarbazine, nimustine, cisplatin, tamoxifen None DRB1*04:05, DQB1*04:01 [15]
Nivolumab Melanoma None 6 weeks <0.1 None None NR [11]
Nivolumab Melanoma +anti-GAD 3 weeks low + Dacarbazine, Ipilimumab Type 2 diabetes mellitus NR [11]
Nivolumab Melanoma NR 6 weeks NR NR Dacarbazine, Ipilimumab NR NR [11]
Pembrolizumab Melanoma +anti-GAD 3 weeks Low Ipilimumab None NR [11]
Pembrolizumab Melanoma None 2 weeks after 2nd injection UD + Ipilimumab Autoimmune thyroiditis None [9]
Pembrolizumab Melanoma +anti-GAD After 3rd infusion NR + Ipilimumab None DRB1*04, DQB1*03:02 [10]
Pembrolizumab Melanoma None <1 month 0.5 None Autoimmune thyroiditis, psoriasis Not reported [8]
Pembrolizumab Melanoma +anti-GAD 51 weeks 2.4 IFN alpha 2B, vemurafenib, high-dose IL-2, ipilimumab Treatment-related hypothyroidism Not reported [12]
Pembrolizumab NSCLC +anti-GAD, anti-IA2 1 week after 2nd injection <0.1 Concurrent carboplatin, nab-paclitaxel None Not tested Current report

Normal c-peptide level range: 0.9–3.85 ng/mL

NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, RCC renal cell carcinoma, SCLC small cell lung cancer, anti-GAD anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase, anti-ICA512 islet cell autoantigen 512, anti-IA2 anti-islet antigen 2, DKA diabetic ketoacidosis, UD undetectable, NR not reported