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Table 6 Clinical characteristics of thyroid dysfunction associated with PD-1 monoclonal antibody therapy in primary liver cancer

From: Immune checkpoint blockade PD-1 therapy for primary liver cancer: incidence and influencing factors of thyroid dysfunction

 

Clinical hyperthyroidism

(n = 14)

Clinical hypothyroidism

(n = 28)

P

t/ x2/Z

Gender (n, %)

  

0.522

0.410

 Male

12(85.7)

20(71.4)

  

 Female

2(14.3)

8(28.6)

  

Age(years,x ± s)

61.5 ± 9.9

57.1 ± 8.7

0.167

1.408

BMI

24.9 ± 2.6

24.3 ± 3.9

0.698

0.394

Diabetes

  

1.000

0.000

 Yes

3(21.4)

5(17.9)

  

 No

11(78.6)

23(82.1)

  

Evaluation time [weeks,M(Q1,Q3)]

11.5(3.0, 30.0)

11.0(3.0, 23.3)

0.742

0.348

Hepatocellular carcinoma (n,%)

  

0.545

-

 Yes

14(100.0)

26(92.9)

  

 No

0(0.0)

2(7.1)

  

Staging of BCLC system(n,%)

  

1.000

0.000

 B

3(15.0)

5(19.4)

  

C

13(85.5)

23(80.6)

  

HBV or HCV(n,%)

14(77.4)

24(85.0)

0.283

-

Cirrhosis (n,%)

13(80.5)

25(87.8)

1.000

0.000

Decompensation stage (n,%)

3(23.1)

17(68.0)

0.022

5.238

 Yes

10(76.9)

8(32.0)

  

 No

    

Previous or combined treatment (n,%)

6(42.9)

2(7.1)

0.018

5.527

 Surgical resection

12(85.7)

22(78.6)

0.578

0.309

 TAE or TACE

8(57.1)

14(50.0)

0.662

0.191

 Tumor ablation

9(64.3)

19(67.9)

0.817

0.05

 Targeted agent

0(0.0)

2(7.1)

0.545

-

 Systemic chemotherapy

1(7.1)

3(10.7)

1.000

0.000

 Radiotherapy

0(0.0)

4(14.3)

0.283

-

Name of PD-1 monoclonal antibody (n,%)

  

0.273

1.201

 Sintilimab

8(57.1)

11(39.3)

  

 Camrelizumab

6(42.9)

17(60.7)

  

Thyroid antibody (n,%)

  

1.000

0.000

 Positive

2(40.0)

3(27.3)

  

 Negative

3(60.0)

8(72.7)

  
  1. BCLC:Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; TAE: transarterial embolization;TACE: transar-terial chemoembolization; PD-1: programmed cell death protein 1; TSH: abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone; FT4: free thyroxine 4; FT3: free thyroxine 3