Association of antithyroglobulin antibodies with the development of thyroid dysfunction induced by nivolumab.

ABSTRACT: Thyroid dysfunction (TD) induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors is not sufficiently understood. The purpose of this retrospective observational study was to identify risk factors and the clinical course of TD induced by nivolumab. Patients with advanced solid tumors who were treated with nivolumab from March 2009 through to March 2016 at the National Cancer Center Hospital (Tokyo, Japan) were included. Thyroid function and antithyroid Abs from serum samples among all patients were evaluated at baseline and during nivolumab treatment. Overt hypothyroidism was defined as low serum-free T4 together with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) >10 μIU/mL. Thyrotoxicosis was defined as low TSH with elevated free T4 and/or free T3. We defined thyroid autoimmunity as the presence of antithyro

SUBMITTER: Kimbara S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215874 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature