Isolated Adrenocorticotropin Deficiency due to Nivolumab-induced Hypophysitis in a Patient with Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

A 63-year-old Japanese woman with advanced lung adenocarcinoma developed isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency caused by immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related hypophysitis following 8 months of nivolumab therapy. Prompt corticosteroid replacement therapy effectively relieved her secondary adre...

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Autores principales: Ohara, Nobumasa, Ohashi, Kazumasa, Fujisaki, Toshiya, Oda, Chiyumi, Ikeda, Yohei, Yoneoka, Yuichiro, Hashimoto, Takehisa, Hasegawa, Go, Suzuki, Kazuo, Takada, Toshinori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29151505
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.9074-17
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Sumario:A 63-year-old Japanese woman with advanced lung adenocarcinoma developed isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency caused by immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related hypophysitis following 8 months of nivolumab therapy. Prompt corticosteroid replacement therapy effectively relieved her secondary adrenal insufficiency symptoms and allowed her to pursue nivolumab therapy, which had been effective for the control of lung adenocarcinoma. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing revealed the presence of the DRB1*04:05-DQA1*03:03-DQB1*04:01 haplotype, which is associated with susceptibility to autoimmune polyglandular syndrome with pituitary disorder in the Japanese population. This case suggests that genetic factors, such as HLA, contribute to the development of endocrinopathies induced by ICIs.

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