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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with ICI-induced diabetes

From: Distinct changes to pancreatic volume rather than pancreatic autoantibody positivity: insights into immune checkpoint inhibitors induced diabetes mellitus

Patient

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Age (years)

74

60

67

64

66

88

62

61

54

40

Sex

M

F

M

M

M

F

M

M

M

M

Underlying cancer

Lung CA

Ovarian CA

Melanoma

RCC

Melanoma

Melanoma

Lung CA

UC

HCC

Hard palate cancer

Type of ICI

Nivolumab

Pembrolizumab

Ipilimumab + Nivolumab

Nivolumab

Nivolumab

Nivolumab

Pembrolizumab

Atezolizumab

Atezolizumab

Pembrolizumab

Previous history of diabetes

-

-

-

-

Type 2 diabetes

-

-

-

-

-

Time to diagnosis ICI-induced diabetes after starting ICI

(Onset in month)

19.6

3.8

10.7

9.0

1.5

5.0

19.8

18.1

8.9

21.3

Cycles of ICI at diagnosis ICI-induced diabetes

42

2

20

18

3

9

20

24

3

6

DKA

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

-

+

-

Glucose (mmol/L)

70.9

29.6

27.5

70.8

57.3

55.2

20.2

38.8

50.5

56.9

HbA1C (mmol/mol)

85

46

98

84

60

62

61

63

101

66

Random C-peptide

(nmol/L)

0.05

< 0.03

0.06

0.04

0.13

0.08

< 0.03

< 0.03

0.09

0.06

Lipase (U/L)

14

NA

NA

376

51

11

28

NA

NA

NA

Insulin Ab (%)

4.6

6.1

7.1

7.1

5.5

NA

7.2

NA

4.6

NA

Anti-GAD* (U/mL, IU/mL)

0.18

0.12

< 0.11

< 0.57

< 0.57

< 0.57

< 0.57

< 0.57

< 0.57

624

Anti-IA2 (U/mL)

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

< 0.95

Tumor response

(By RECIST)

SD

PR

PD

SD

PD

PR

SD

SD

PD

SD

Other irAE

Nil

Nil

Thyroiditis

Gastroenteritis

Nil

Nil

Colitis

Skin

Nil

Thyroiditis

ICI therapy after DKA

Stop

Stop

Continue

Continue

Continue

Stop

Continue

Continue

Stop

Stop

  1. ICI, Immune checkpoint inhibitor; CA, carcinoma; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; UC, urothelial carcinoma; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobulin; NA, not available; Ab, antibody; GAD, glutamic acid decarboxylase; IA2, islet antigen 2; RECIST, Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors; SD, stable disease; PR, partial response; PD, progressive disease; irAE: immunotherapy related adverse effect
  2. *GAD antibodies were tested with ElisaRSR before 2020, with a positive value defined as ≥ 5 U/mL; EUROIMMUN after 2020, with a positive value defined as ≥ 10 IU/mL