Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are emerging as an effective treatment for certain cancers, but in rare cases can cause autoimmune diseases. Researchers at Osaka University explored a unique case of a patient with cancer whose pancreas was removed, and who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (an autoimmune disease) after receiving ICIs. The researchers stained tissue samples from the pancreas, allowing them to better understand the link between checkpoint inhibitors and type 1 diabetes.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org