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Cancer immunotherapy - immune checkpoint blockade and associated endocrinopathies.

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The current data regarding immune-related endocrinopathies, including hypophysitis, thyroid dysfunction and diabetes mellitus are described and the clinical management of these endocrineopathies is discussed within the context of the current understanding of the mechanisms of IRAEs.
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Advances in cancer therapy in the past few years include the development of medications that modulate immune checkpoint proteins. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) are two co-inhibitory receptors that are expressed on activated T cells against which therapeutic blocking antibodies have reached routine clinical use. Immune checkpoint blockade can induce inflammatory adverse effects, termed immune-related adverse events (IRAEs), which resemble autoimmune disease. In this Review, we describe the current data regarding immune-related endocrinopathies, including hypophysitis, thyroid dysfunction and diabetes mellitus. We discuss the clinical management of these endocrinopathies within the context of our current understanding of the mechanisms of IRAEs.

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