Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde · 2019
[Checkpoint inhibitor induced diabetes mellitus].
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Leentjens Jenneke, Olde Bekkink Marleen, Koot Rosalie, Herbschleb Karin H, de Galan Bastiaan E
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BACKGROUND Checkpoint inhibitors are relatively new anti-cancer medicines that activate tumour cell immunity. CASE DESCRIPTION We describe two patients who presented to the emergency department due to severe ketoacidosis, this being the first symptom of diabetes in said patients. A few weeks prior to this, they each commenced treatment with the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab. HbA1c level, assessed in one of the patients, was not elevated upon presentation. CONCLUSION Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication of treatment with checkpoint inhibitors. However, routine measurement of glucose or HbA1c levels is not useful in patients who are treated with checkpoint inhibitors. Both patients and healthcare professionals should be (made) aware of the symptoms of hyperglycaemia, thereby ensuring immediate treatment with insulin in order to prevent severe ketoacidosis.