Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer

Key message It is well known that a phenomenon called hyperprogressive disease (HPD) often occurs during immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In the present case, we experienced a case of HPD in a potential metastatic thyroid tumour during immunotherapy. HPD can be life‐threatening depen...

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Main Authors: Kohei Fujita, Norio Araki, Tadashi Mio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-11-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.866
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description Key message It is well known that a phenomenon called hyperprogressive disease (HPD) often occurs during immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In the present case, we experienced a case of HPD in a potential metastatic thyroid tumour during immunotherapy. HPD can be life‐threatening depending on where it appears, so clinicians need to be careful.
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spelling doaj.art-91bd4882bd144a8896ce97d84a0914b02022-12-21T18:25:05ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802021-11-01911n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.866Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancerKohei Fujita0Norio Araki1Tadashi Mio2Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Kyoto JapanDepartment of Radiation Oncology National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Kyoto JapanDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Kyoto JapanKey message It is well known that a phenomenon called hyperprogressive disease (HPD) often occurs during immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In the present case, we experienced a case of HPD in a potential metastatic thyroid tumour during immunotherapy. HPD can be life‐threatening depending on where it appears, so clinicians need to be careful.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.866goitre enlargementimmunotherapynivolumabPD‐1thyroid
spellingShingle Kohei Fujita
Norio Araki
Tadashi Mio
Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
Respirology Case Reports
goitre enlargement
immunotherapy
nivolumab
PD‐1
thyroid
title Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_full Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_fullStr Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_full_unstemmed Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_short Diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_sort diffuse goitre enlargement after immunotherapy for non small cell lung cancer
topic goitre enlargement
immunotherapy
nivolumab
PD‐1
thyroid
url https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.866
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