Tyrosine-kinase inhibitors are recent therapy used in different neoplastic diseases. Dysthyroidism seems to be a class effect of these drugs with a potentially cross cumulative effect. We describe here the case of a man who first developed dysthyroidism with sunitinib, then a deep and permanent hypothyroidism when axitinib was introduced.

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Tyrosine-kinase inhibitors are recent therapy used in different neoplastic diseases. Dysthyroidism seems to be a class effect of these drugs with a potentially cross cumulative effect. We describe here the case of a man who first developed dysthyroidism with sunitinib, then a deep and permanent hypothyroidism when axitinib was introduced.

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