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. 2019 Oct 12;2019:19-0102. doi: 10.1530/EDM-19-0102

Table 1.

Biochemical and hormonal features of patient series at the onset of hypophysitis.

Patient Reference range
1 2 3 4
Cancer type NSCLC NSCLC Melanoma Melanoma
ICI/dose Atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) Nivolumab (anti-PD-1) Pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) Nivolumab and ipilimumab*
ICI cycle 4 6 9 1
Sodium, mEq/L 121 121 132 131 135–145
Potassium, mEq/L 7.9 4.1 3.6 4.5 3.5–5.1
Glucose, mg/dL 180# 108 117 145# 74–109
Cortisol, mcg/dL <0.4 3 0.4 0.8 6.7–22.6
ACTH, ng/L 4 <5 <5 5 <50
Renin, mIU/mL 350.6 38 36 4.4–46.1
FSH, mIU/mL 1.1 0,4 10 9.3 1.3–19.5
LH, mIU/mL 1.3 <0,2 5.1 1.4–12.7
Testosterone, µg/L 1.9 <0,1 2,2 1.75–7.8
Estradiol, ng/mL 140 >20
PRL, ng/mL 11 4,2 19 14 M: 2–13; F: 2–25
IGF-1, µg/L 157 78 85 123 58–212
FT4, ng/dL 1.2 0.85 0.95# 0.92# 0.7–1.7
TSH, µIU/mL 0.7 0.9 8# 5# 0.4–4
TgAb, IU/mL Negative Negative 504 7 <30
TPOAb, IU/mL Negative Negative 769 85 <10
21-Hydroxylase Ab, IU/mL 89.3 Negative Negative Negative <0.40
Anti-pituitary Ab Positive Positive Negative
Anti-GAD Ab, IU/mL <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
Anti-IA2 Ab <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 IU/mL
HLA haplotypes DRB1*04; DQB1*03 DQB1*02; DQB1 *0602; DQA1 *0102

#During L-thyroxine therapy, #during insulin therapy. *Ipilimumab was given after six cycles of Nivolumab.

ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitors.