Pituitary dysfunction induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with better overall survival in both malignant melanoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma: a prospective study

Background Several immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are reported to be associated with therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet whether pituitary dysfunction, a life-threatening irAE, affects overall survival (OS) in patients with malignancies is unclear. This prospective study...

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Main Authors: Masashi Akiyama, Tomoko Kobayashi, Shintaro Iwama, Yoshinori Yasuda, Norio Okada, Takayuki Okuji, Takeshi Onoue, Motomitsu Goto, Mariko Sugiyama, Taku Tsunekawa, Hiroshi Takagi, Daisuke Hagiwara, Hidetaka Suga, Ryoichi Banno, Kenji Yokota, Tetsunari Hase, Naozumi Hashimoto, Masahiko Ando, Yasushi Fujimoto, Hideharu Hibi, Michihiko Sone, Yuichi Ando, Hiroshi Arima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/8/2/e000779.full

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