Table 4.
Disease characteristics and course of individual patients with PD-1 inhibitor-induced worsening of pre-existing type 2 diabetes
Pt | BMI | ICI | Pre-ICI laboratory data | Presentation | Doses/time (months) to presentation | Other IRAE | Therapy |
13 | 33.3 | Nivolumab | FPG 166 mg/dL, HbA1c 8.1%. | HbA1c 10%, FPG 300 mg/dL, RPG 580 mg/dL. | 2/3.9 | Thyroiditis. | TZD and basal insulin. |
14 | 24.4 | Nivolumab | FPG 197 mg/dL, RPG 273 mg/dL, HbA1c 8.2% | HbA1c 10%, RPG 378 mg/dL, FPG 311 mg/dL, β-OHB 1.8 mmol/L; methylprednisolone 1000 mg daily for 1 week. | 4/5.7 | Dermatitis; secondary adrenal insufficiency. | MDI. |
15 | 25.5 | Pembrolizumab | FPG 104 mg/dL, HbA1c 6.2%. | HbA1c 8.6%, RPG 239 mg/dL, FPG 190 mg/dL. | 12/5 | Thyroiditis. | Basal insulin. |
16 | 27.1 | Pembrolizumab | FPG 111 mg/dL, RPG 132 mg/dL, HbA1c 8%. | HbA1c 11.3%, RPG 367 mg/dL, FPG 222 mg/dL. | 5/3.8 | Ocular. | Metformin and MDI. |
17 | 37.9 | Pembrolizumab | FPG 121 mg/dL, HbA1c 7.4%. | FPG 208 mg/dL, HbA1c 9%. | 4/1.4 | – | MDI |
18 | 45.2 | Pembrolizumab | FPG 140 mg/dL, HbA1c 6.6%. | FPG 230 mg/dL, RPG 249 mg/dL, HbA1c 8.1%, dexamethasone 2 g daily for 5 months. | 3/6.9 | Thyroiditis and hypophysitis. | Metformin and MDI. |
19 | 27.5 | Ipilimumab → Pembrolizumab | FPG 117 mg/dL. | FPG 304 mg/dL, HbA1c 11.8%. | 13/12.3 | Hepatitis. | MDI. |
20 | 32.3 | Nivolumab | FPG 112 mg/dL, RPG 158 mg/dL, HbA1c 8.8%. | FPG 154 mg/dL, RPG 180 mg/dL, HbA1c 9.5%, GGT 257 IU/L, dexamethasone 8 g daily for 1 week. | 1/1.8 | Thyroiditis. | MDI. |
21 | 18.4 | Pembrolizumab | FPG 141 mg/dL, RPG 235 mg/dL, HbA1c 9.2%. | FPG 606 mg/dL, RPG 999 mg/dL, HbA1c 12%. | 3/1.7 | – | MDI. |
BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; IA-2, islet antigen 2; IAA, insulin autoantibodies; IRAE, immune-related adverse events; MDI, multiple daily injections of insulin; RPG, random plasma glucose; TZD, Thiazolidinedione.