A Case of Isolated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Deficiency Caused by Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) is an anti-programmed cell death 1-specific monoclonal antibody that has become the standard second-line chemotherapy for unresectable advanced microsatellite instability-high colorectal cancer. Several immune-related adverse events (irAEs), particularly endocrinopathy, are...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Bekki, Yuji Takakura, Masatoshi Kochi, Yoko Konemori, Kenji Oki, Masayasu Yoneda, Hiroyuki Egi, Hideki Ohdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/505687