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Martella S, Lucas M, Porcu M, Perra L, Denaro N, Pretta A, Deias G, Willard-Gallo K, Parra HS, Saba L, Scartozzi M, Wekking D, Kok M, Aiello MM, Solinas C. Primary adrenal insufficiency induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors: biological, clinical, and radiological aspects. Semin Oncol 2023; 50:144-148. [PMID: 38151399 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2023.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have become a cornerstone in medical oncology, with evolving therapeutic strategies and applications. These monoclonal antibodies, designed to enhance immune responses, have revealed a spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). While many irAEs exhibit favorable responses to corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy, most ICI-related endocrinopathies necessitate lifelong replacement therapy and pose significant clinical challenges. Adrenal insufficiency (AI), a noteworthy endocrine irAE, can manifest as primary AI (PAI) or secondary AI (SAI), resulting from adrenal or pituitary gland dysfunction, respectively. ICI-induced AI, albeit relatively infrequent, occurs in 1-2% of patients receiving single-agent anti-Programmed Death-1/Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) or Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA-4) therapies and in a higher range of 4-9% when ICIs are used in combinations. Recognizing and addressing ICI-induced PAI is crucial, as it often presents with acute and potentially life-threatening symptoms, especially considering the expanding use of ICI therapy. This review provides an updated overview of ICI-induced PAI, exploring its clinical, diagnostic, and radiological aspects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Serafina Martella
- Medical Oncology, University Hospital Policlinico G.Rodolico-San Marco, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, AOU Cagliari, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Azienda Tutela Salute Sardegna, via Enrico Costa n. 57, Sassari, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Boulevard de Waterloo, 121, Brussels, Belgium
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico "G. Rodolico-S. Marco", 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, AOU Cagliari, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Location Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands.; Division of Tumor Biology & Immunology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico San Marco, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy
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- Medical Oncology AOU Cagliari Policlinico Duilio Casula, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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Carsote M, Nistor C. Addison's Disease: Diagnosis and Management Strategies. Int J Gen Med 2023; 16:2187-2210. [PMID: 37287503 PMCID: PMC10243343 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s390793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
Abstract
We aim to overview Addison's disease (AD) with regard to current diagnosis and management. This is a narrative review of full-length articles published in English between January 2022 and December 2022 (including online ahead of print versions) in PubMed-indexed journals. We included original studies in living humans regardless of the level of statistical significance starting from the key search terms "Addison's disease" or "primary adrenal insufficiency" in title or abstract. We excluded articles with secondary adrenal insufficiency. Briefly, 199 and 355 papers, respectively were identified; we manually checked each of them, excluded the duplicates, and then selected 129 based on their clinical relevance in order to address our 1-year analysis. We organized the data in different subsections covering all published aspects on the subject of AD. To our knowledge, this is the largest AD retrospective from 2022 on published data. A massive role of genetic diagnosis especially in pediatric cases is highlighted; the importance of both pediatric and adult awareness remains since unusual presentations continue to be described. COVID-19 infection is a strong player amid this third year of pandemic although we still not do have large cohorts in this particular matter as seen, for instance, in thyroid anomalies. In our opinion, the most important topic for research is immune checkpoint inhibitors, which cause a large panel of endocrine side effects, AD being one of them.
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- Mara Carsote
- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Gonads and Infertility, “C.I. Parhon” National Institute of Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department 4 – Cardio -Thoracic Pathology, Thoracic Surgery II Discipline, Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Thoracic Surgery Department, “Dr. Carol Davila” Central Emergency University Military Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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Raschi E, Fusaroli M, Giunchi V, Repaci A, Pelusi C, Mollica V, Massari F, Ardizzoni A, Poluzzi E, Pagotto U, Di Dalmazi G. Adrenal Insufficiency with Anticancer Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor: Analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14194610. [PMID: 36230533 PMCID: PMC9559636 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary This real-world post-marketing research described clinical features of adrenal insufficiency with anticancer drugs targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor reported to the Food and Drug Administration pharmacovigilance database. A robust signal emerged for multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors, especially in combination with immunotherapy, namely checkpoint inhibitors in renal cancer. These signals should promote both prospective research and a multidisciplinary proactive monitoring by healthcare professionals. These findings strengthen the role of timely pharmacovigilance to detect and characterize post-marketing adverse events of special interest, thus supporting patient care. Abstract Background: We described clinical features of adrenal insufficiency (AI) reported with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Methods: Reports of AI recorded in FAERS (January 2004–March 2022) were identified through the high-level term “adrenal cortical hypofunctions”. Demographic and clinical features were inspected, and disproportionality signals were detected through the Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR) and Information Component (IC) with relevant 95% confidence/credibility interval (CI), using different comparators and adjusting the ROR for co-reported corticosteroids and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Results: Out of 147,153 reports with VEGFR-TKIs, 314 cases of AI were retained, mostly of which were serious (97.1%; hospitalization recorded in 44.9%). In a combination regimen with ICIs (43% of cases), VEGFR-TKIs were discontinued in 52.2% of the cases (26% as monotherapy). The median time to onset was 72 days (IQR = 14–201; calculated for 189 cases). A robust disproportionality signal emerged, also in comparison with other anticancer drugs (ROR = 2.71, 95%CI = 2.42–3.04; IC = 0.25, 95%CI = 0.07–0.39). Cabozantinib, sunitinib and axitinib generated robust disproportionality even after ROR adjustment. Conclusions: We call pharmacologists, internists, oncologists and endocrinologists to raise awareness of serious AI with VEGFR-TKIs, and to develop dedicated guidelines, especially for combination regimens with immunotherapy.
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- Emanuel Raschi
- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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