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. 2018 Apr 9;7(5):R196–R211. doi: 10.1530/EC-18-0079

Table 4.

Dysthyroidism induced by PD-L1 Ab according to pathology type.

Study (authors and publication year) Study phase (or name) Number of patients Pathology Treatment Hypothyroidism (%) Hyperthyroidism (%) Thyroiditis (%)
Herbst et al. (2014) (71) Phase 1 277 Multiple types of advanced cancers (melanoma, RCC, NSCLC, CRC, GC and HNSCC, etc.) Atezolizumab i.v. 0.1–20 mg/kg/3 weeks NR NR NR
Fehrenbacher et al. (2016) (49) Phase II trial (POPLAR) 277 Previously treated, advanced or metastatic NSCLC Atezolizumab i.v. 1200 mg/3 weeks (142 patients) docetaxel 75 mg/m2/3 weeks (135 patients) 6/0 NR NR
Rosenberg et al. (2016) (50) Phase 2 trial 310 Inoperable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma which progressed after previous platinum-based chemotherapy Atezolizumab i.v. 1200 mg/3 weeks NR NR NR
Peters et al. (2017) (52) Phase II trial (BIRCH) 659 Advanced-stage NSCLC, no CNS metastases, with or without prior chemotherapy Atezolizumab i.v. 1200 mg/3 weeks first line; n = 139; second line; n = 268; third line or higher n = 252 5 NR NR
Rittmeyer et al. (2017) (54) Phase III trial (OAK) 850 Stage IIIB or IV NSCLC with one to two previous cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens with ≥1 platinum-based combination therapies 1:1 (425 patients for each group) i.v. atezolizumab 1200 mg or docetaxel 75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks NR NR NR
Balar et al. (2017) (51) Phase 2 trial (IMvigor210) 119 Locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer which were cisplatin-ineligible Atezolizumab i.v. 1200 mg/3 weeks 8 NR NR
Gulley et al. (2017) (61) Phase 1b (JAVELIN Solid Tumor) 184 Advanced, platinum-treated NSCLC Avelumab i.v. monotherapy 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks 6 NR NR
Antonia et al. (2016) (62) Phase 1b study 102 Locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC Durvalumab i.v. 3, 10, 15, or 20 mg/kg q4w or 10 mg/kg q2w were combined with tremelimumab 1, 3, or 10 mg/kg q4w for six doses then q12w for three doses 10 NR NR
Powles et al. (2017) (65) Phase 1/2 study 191 Locally advanced/metastatic UC with disease progression, or ineligibility for or refusal for prior chemotherapy Durvalumab i.v. 10 mg/kg q2w 5.2 5.2 NR

ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; AUC, area under curve; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; GC, gastric cancer; HNSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; ICC, investigator’s choice of chemotherapy; i.v., intravenous; NCSLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; NR, not reported; q2w, every 2 weeks; q4w, every 4 weeks; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; UC, urothelial cancer.