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Ipilimumab-induced endocrinopathies: when to start corticosteroids (or not)

  • Salvatore Maria Corsello
  • , Roberto Salvatori
  • , Agnese Barnabei
  • , Liana De Vecchis
  • , Paolo Marchetti
  • , Francesco Torino
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • IRCCS Istituti fisioterapici ospitalieri - Istituto Regina Elena
  • University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • Sant'Andrea Hospital

Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

Abstract

With the expanding use of ipilimumab, oncologists are not only faced with most common side effects, such as diarrhea and rush, but also with unusual adverse events, such as certain endocrinopathies. These include hypophysitis (0–17 %), thyroid disease or abnormalities in thyroid function tests (0–2 %), and occasionally primary adrenal insufficiency
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)489-490
Number of pages2
JournalCancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Volume72
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Endocrine System Diseases
  • Humans
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Neoplasms
  • Prednisone
  • Thyroid Diseases

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