Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy associated hypophysitis

Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-28

  Mahzari, Moeber ^a   Liu, Dora ^a   Arnaout, Amel ^a   Lochnan, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CTLA4; Hypoadrenalism; Hypophysitis; Ipilimumab

Indexed keywords

IPILIMUMAB; PREDNISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AGED; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; METASTATIC MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84925856155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11795514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMED.S22469     Document Type: Review

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