Diabetes Can Develop in Cancer Patients Treated With Checkpoint Inhibitors

Cancer treatment has been transformed by the use of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that block immune inhibitory ligands CTLA-4 and PD-1, known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). With these options for treatment of cancers that are resistant to conventional cancer therapies, the life expectancy of patients with melanoma, lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and other cancers, has shown significant improvement. However, according to the journal Diabetes, some patients experience adverse effects. One percent of patients treated with anti –PD-1 or –PD-L1 CPIs develop diabetes.08/22/2018
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news