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Table 4 Cortisol and ACTH levels during hydrocortisone treatment after hospital discharge

From: Pembrolizumab-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency due to adrenocorticotrophic hormone deficiency in a patient with non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a case report

Date of visit in 20XX (day 1 marks the initiation of pembrolizumab administration)

day 535

day 563

day

598

day 633

day 661

day 696

day 724

day 759

day 794

Cortisol, µg/dL

(Reference range: 6.2–18.0)

7.9

0.2

13.2

12.4

0.4

8.3

6.0

13.9

5.0

ACTH, pg/mL

(Reference range: 7.2–63.3)

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

< 2.0

  1. ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone