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ABSTRACT: Purpose
To characterize the frequency, severity, and resolution of hearing dysfunction in patients treated with teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease (TED).Design
Prospective observational case series.Methods
Ophthalmic examination and adverse event assessment, including otologic symptoms, were performed at baseline, after infusions 2, 4, and 8, and at 6-month follow-up in consecutive patients who received at least 4 teprotumumab infusions. Laboratory test results were collected at baseline and during treatment. Audiometry, patulous eustachian tube (PET) testing, and otolaryngology evaluation were obtained for patients with new or worsening otologic symptoms, with a subset obtaining baseline and posttreatment testing.Results
Twenty-seven patients were analyze
SUBMITTER: Sears CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308628 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature