Thyroid dysfunction caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors improves cancer outcomes.
García-Goñi M, Vázquez Gutiérrez B, Sanmamed M, Martín-Algarra S, Luis Pérez-Gracia J, Olmedo M, Chumbiauca E, Martín-Calvo N, Galofré J. Thyroid dysfunction caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors improves cancer outcomes. Endocrine Related Cancer 2024, 31 PMID: 39013402, DOI: 10.1530/erc-24-0064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsImmune-related adverse eventsRisk of progressionOverall survivalPrimary tumorThyroid dysfunctionPatients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitorsCancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitorsAssociated with higher ORRImmune checkpoint inhibitor regimenTreated with atezolizumabLonger overall survivalCox proportional hazards modelsResponse to treatmentProbability of recurrenceMultivariable-adjusted regressionRisk of mortalityProportional hazards modelIndependent of ageCheckpoint inhibitorsRECIST v1.1Higher ORRCombination therapyUrothelial cancerClinical presentation