Description

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has reviewed complications associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.


Patient selection: adrenal insufficiency following therapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor

 

Parameters:

(1) symptoms

(2) functional ability

 

Symptoms

Functional Ability

Grade

none or mild

normal

G1

moderate

able to perform ADL

G2

severe

NA

G3/G4

life-threatening

NA

G3/G4

NA

unable to perform ADL

G3/G4

 

The diagnosis requires exclusion of other causes of adrenal insufficiency such as metastases.


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