TWO CASES OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR INDUCED THYROIDITIS FROM UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE

Authors

  • Fadzliana Hanum Jalal University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Luqman Ibrahim University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Quan-Hziung Lim University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Jeyakantha Ratnasingam University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Sharmila Sunita Paramasivam University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Shireene Ratna Vethakkan University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Lee-Ling Lim University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15605/jafes.036.S82

Keywords:

thyroidtis, two cases of immune checkkpoint inhibitor

Abstract

INTRODUCTION
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPi) is a known but rare cause of thyroiditis. However, there is a lack of local evidence due to scarce availability of ICPi as a novel treatment for oncology patients. We presented two cases of thyroiditis following treatment with PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD-1) namely pembrolizumab and cemiplimab.

RESULTS
Case A was a 49-year-old female who received pembrolizumab for recurrent metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer after mastectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Her thyroid function test at baseline was free T4 17.2pmol/L (normal range: 11.5-22.7) and TSH 0.63 mIU/L. After 3 weeks of pembrolizumab, she had biochemical hyperthyroidism (free T4 45.5 pmol/L; TSH <0.01 mIU/L), mildly raised thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins (0.94 IU/L; normal range: <0.55) and a normal thyroid ultrasound. She was treated with tapering dose of carbimazole 20mg daily but developed hypothyroidism (free T4 4.2 pmol/L; TSH 61.55 mIU/L) 5 weeks later while on carbimazole 5mg daily. She remained clinically and biochemically euthyroid with levothyroxine 100 mcg daily. Case B was a 63 year-old male who received cemiplimab for non-small-cell lung cancer with brain metastases after stereotactic brain surgery. He was euthyroid at baseline (free T4 -NA; TSH 0.55 mIU/L). After 3 months of cemiplimab, he had deranged thyroid function test (free T4 23.9 pmol/L; TSH 0.03 mIU/L), which progressed to biochemical hypothyroidism (free T4 7.5 pmol/L; TSH 49.61 mIU/L) 10 months later. He was treated with levothyroxine 25 mcg daily with latest free T4 15.4pmol/L and TSH 18.12 mIU/L

CONCLUSION
Thyroid function test screening is required for all patients undergoing treatment with ICPi. Clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion for ICPi-associated thyroid dysfunction which can be appropriately treated with medical therapy

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Author Biographies

Fadzliana Hanum Jalal, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine

Luqman Ibrahim, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine

Quan-Hziung Lim, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine

Jeyakantha Ratnasingam, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine

Sharmila Sunita Paramasivam, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine

Shireene Ratna Vethakkan, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine

Lee-Ling Lim, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine`

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Published

2021-07-28

How to Cite

Jalal, F. H. ., Ibrahim, L. ., Lim, Q.-H. ., Ratnasingam, J. ., Paramasivam, S. . S. ., Vethakkan, S. R. ., & Lim, L.-L. . (2021). TWO CASES OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR INDUCED THYROIDITIS FROM UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE. Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 36, 56. https://doi.org/10.15605/jafes.036.S82

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Abstracts for Poster Presentation | Adult

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