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Belgian Endocrine Society 2019

BES 2019

Endocrine consequences of immune checkpoint inhibitors

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Endocrine consequences of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Chachati A-S , Potorac I , Petrossians P , Beckers A

Immune checkpoints inhibitors have fundamentally changed the management of oncologic patients. These treatments consist of monoclonal antibodies directed against CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4), PD-1 (programmed cell death protein-1) and PD-L1 (one of its ligands). By blocking these receptors or ligands, the antibodies reverse the immune tolerance induced by the cancerous cell on the T-lymphocyte and favour lymphocytic reactivation and anti-tumor activity. Immune tol...