Isolated autoimmune adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency: from a rare disease to the dominant cause of adrenal insufficiency related to check point inhibitors

R Percik, G Shlomai, A Tirosh, A Tirosh… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Immune checkpoint inhibitors have introduced a new and heterogeneous class of
immune-related adverse effects, with the endocrine system being a predominant target for …

[HTML][HTML] Biointerface engineering nanoplatforms for cancer-targeted drug delivery

H Zhang, S Dong, Z Li, X Feng, W Xu… - Asian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, nanoparticle-based therapeutic modalities have become promising
strategies in cancer therapy. Selective delivery of anticancer drugs to the lesion sites is …

[HTML][HTML] Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission contributes to baicalein-induced apoptosis and autophagy in lung cancer via activation of AMPK signaling pathway

X Deng, J Liu, L Liu, X Sun, J Huang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Baicalein (BA), a natural compound extracted from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, has been
reported to exert antitumor effect in various cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms …

Overt thyroid dysfunction and anti-thyroid antibodies predict response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in cancer patients

EA Basak, JWM van der Meer, DP Hurkmans… - Thyroid, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Thyroid dysfunction is among the most common adverse effects during anti-
programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) immunotherapy, and alongside correlations with elevated …

Evolving insights into the mechanisms of toxicity associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy

BL Mangan, RK McAlister, JM Balko… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a revolutionary treatment option for patients
with various types of malignancy. Although these agents afford a significant improvement in …

Hypophysitis (including IgG4 and immunotherapy)

A Angelousi, K Alexandraki, M Tsoli, G Kaltsas… - …, 2020 - karger.com
Hypophysitis is characterized by inflammation of the pituitary gland that can be primary (PH)
or secondary (SH) to other diseases or following drug administration. It may also be …

Breast cancer during pregnancy: a marked propensity to triple-negative phenotype

S Allouch, I Gupta, S Malik, HF Al Farsi, S Vranic… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Breast and cervical cancers comprise 50% of all cancers during pregnancy. In particular,
gestational breast cancer is considered one of the most aggressive types of cancers, which …

Endocrinopathies associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor cancer treatment: a review

N Okura, M Asano, J Uchino, Y Morimoto… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors has shown efficacy against a variety of cancer
types. The effects of nivolumab and pembrolizumab on lung cancer have been reported, and …

Check point inhibitors and autoimmunity: Why endocrinopathies and who is prone to?

R Percik, Y Shoenfeld - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of cancer by restoring the power of the
immune system against tumor cells. Disruption of the innate immune inhibition has …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors and endocrine side effects, a narrative review

L Agrawal, A Bacal, S Jain, V Singh… - Postgraduate …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) are novel drugs in the field of oncology however carry
the risk of immune-related dermatologic, gastrointestinal, and endocrine side effects which …