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. 2021 Nov 5;14(3):1561–1566. doi: 10.1159/000519597

Table 2.

Summary of the clinical course in 5 patients with adrenal insufficiency

Category Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5
Chief complaint Anorexia, malaise Fever, diarrhea, malaise Anorexia, malaise Anorexia, movement difficulty Malaise
Grade (CTCAE v5) 3 3 3 4 2
Time to events, months 5.60 3.00 4.63 16.13 2.13
Hospitalization + + + +
PS at onset of AI 2 3 2 4 1
Body weight at diagnosis, kg 57.3 72.2 65.1 70.0 76.5
Body weight at onset of AI, kg 60.5 70.1 65.5 58.8 74.9
Eosinophil count, /µL 180 110 501 100 180
Peripheral blood eosinophil ratios, % 3.5 2.1 7.4 1.4 2.7
ACTH, pg/mL 2 2.3 <1.0 1.1 6.6
COR, µg/dL 0.7 1 <0.2 3.8 5.6
Corticosteroid replacement Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone Hydrocortisone
 Starting dose, mg/day 20 150 100 200 10
 Maintenance dose, mg/day 20 20 (day 7-) 20 (day 9-) 20 (day 7-) 10
Discontinuation of pembrolizumab + + +
Resumption of pembrolizumab + +
Other irAEs Skin rash None None Skin rash Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism
Outcome Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement Improvement
PS after improvement of AI 1 1 0 0 1

CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; PS, performance status; AI, adrenal insufficiency; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; COR, Cortisol; irAE, immune-related adverse event.