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ey0018.3-5 | Drug induced thyroid disease | ESPEYB18

3.5. Genetic variation associated with thyroid autoimmunity shapes the systemic immune response to PD-1 checkpoint blockade

Z Khan , C Hammer , J Carroll , F Di Nucci , SL Acosta , V Maiya , T Bhangale , J Hunkapiller , I Mellman , ML Albert , MI McCarthy , GS Chandler

Nat Commun. 2021 Jun 7;12(1):3355. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23661-4.This study describes the interaction of individual genetic variation for autoimmune thyroid disease with risk of thyroid immune related adverse events (irAE) during or after immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment for advanced cancer.ICIs are monoclonal antibodies blocking T-cell exhaustion and...