ea0090ep595 | Endocrine-related Cancer | ECE2023
Ornelas Mariana
, Borges-Canha Marta
, Gouveia Pedro
, Maria Morna Ferreira Margarida
, Resende Eduarda
, Santos Sa Elena Maritza Pontes
, Silvestre Abreu Francisco
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are an innovative oncologic therapy used in several types of solid and hematological neoplasms. This treatment enables the antitumoral immune system response and results in significant improvement of clinical outcomes and survival rate. However, endocrine related adverse effects (ERAE) have been related, with thyroid and pituitary dysfunction being the most common endocrine diseases described. An association between the surge of e...