Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for ACTH-secreting pituitary carcinoma: a new emerging treatment?

B Sol, JMK de Filette, G Awada… - European Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Pituitary carcinomas are rare but aggressive and require maximally coordinated
multimodal therapies. For refractory tumors, unresponsive to temozolomide (TMZ) …

Immunotherapy in aggressive pituitary tumors and carcinomas: a systematic review

MD Ilie, A Vasiljevic, E Jouanneau… - Endocrine-related …, 2022 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Once temozolomide has failed, there is no recommended treatment option for pituitary
carcinomas and aggressive pituitary tumors. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent …

[HTML][HTML] The progress of immunotherapy in refractory pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinomas

C Dai, S Liang, B Sun, J Kang - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Most pituitary adenomas (PAs) are considered benign tumors, but approximately 0.2% can
present metastasis and are classified as pituitary carcinomas (PCs). Refractory PAs lie …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of tumor angiogenesis and immune microenvironment in non-functional pituitary endocrine tumors

M Sato, R Tamura, H Tamura, T Mase, K Kosugi… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cavernous sinus (CS) invasion is an aggressive behavior exhibited by pituitary
neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs). The cause of CS invasion in PitNETs has not been fully …

[HTML][HTML] The microenvironment of pituitary tumors—biological and therapeutic implications

MD Ilie, A Vasiljevic, G Raverot, P Bertolino - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) includes resident and infiltrative non-tumor cells, as well
as blood and lymph vessels, extracellular matrix molecules, and numerous soluble factors …

Rapid disease progression in patient with mismatch-repair deficiency pituitary ACTH-secreting adenoma treated with checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab

M Caccese, M Barbot, F Ceccato, M Padovan… - Anti-Cancer …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Secreting pituitary adenomas are tumors for which few treatment options are available,
including surgical treatment and management of hormonal imbalance due to altered …

Endocrine autoantibodies determine immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced endocrinopathy: a prospective study

A Labadzhyan, K Wentzel, O Hamid… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Incidence and awareness of endocrine-related adverse events (ERAE) associated
with use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has grown with increased ICI use, yet …

Targeting PD-L1 initiates effective antitumor immunity in a murine model of Cushing disease

HR Kemeny, AA Elsamadicy, SH Farber… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Although pituitary adenoma is classified as benign, Cushing disease is associated
with significant morbidity due to the numerous sequelae of elevated cortisol levels …

The immune profile of pituitary adenomas and a novel immune classification for predicting immunotherapy responsiveness

Z Wang, X Guo, L Gao, K Deng, W Lian… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context The tumor immune microenvironment is associated with clinical outcomes and
immunotherapy responsiveness. Objective To investigate the intratumoral immune profile of …

Immunotherapy in pituitary carcinomas and aggressive pituitary tumors

G Raverot, MD Ilie - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
After temozolomide failure, no evidence-based treatment option is currently available for
aggressive pituitary tumors (APTs) and pituitary carcinomas (PCs). Moreover, once …