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. 2020 Jun 29;9(7):2033. doi: 10.3390/jcm9072033

Table 1.

Indication and major endocrinopathies of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

Target Drug Indication Major Endocrinopathies
Anti CTLA-4 antibody Ipilimumab Malignant melanoma Hypopituitarism
Renal cell cancer
Anti-PD-1 antibody Nivolumab Malignant melanoma Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Non-small cell lung cancer
Renal cell cancer
Hodgkin lymphoma
Head and neck cancer
Gastric cancer
Malignant mesothelioma
Colorectal cancer with high-frequency microsatellite instability (MSI-High)
Esophageal cancer
Pembrolizumab Non-small cell lung cancer Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hodgkin lymphoma
Urothelial cancer
Solid cancers with high-frequency microsatellite instability (MSI-High)
Renal cell cancer
Head and neck cancer
Anti PD-L1 antibody Atezolizumab Non-small cell lung cancer Hypothyroidism
Small cell lung cancer
Breast cancer
Durvalumab Non-small cell lung cancer Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Avelumab Merkel cell carcinoma renal cell cancer Hypothyroidism

PD-1, programmed cell death 1; PD-L1, programmed death ligand 1; CTLA-4, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4.