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A case series of PD-1 inhibitor-associated paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes
AlexanderJ Gill1, Michael A Perez1, Christopher M Perrone1
1Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States of America.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are highly efficacious for treating many solid tumor types. Because of their immune-activating mechanism of action, ICIs can trigger various immune-mediated toxicities. We present three cases: i) a woman with anti-Ri brainstem encephalitis; ii) a man with anti-Hu sensory neuronopathy; and iii) a woman with suspected combined anti-Hu and anti-NMDA paraneoplastic syndromes associated with the initiation of the ICIs pembrolizumab and nivolumab. These cases suggest that ICIs can induce both humoral and cell-mediated paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes. Identifying biomarkers that predict risk of developing ICI-associated paraneoplastic syndromes and the development of efficacious treatment strategies for neurologic ICI-toxicities are critical unmet needs.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are highly efficacious for treating many solid tumor types. Because of their immune-activating mechanism of action, ICIs can trigger various immune-mediated toxicities. We present three cases: i) a woman with anti-Ri brainstem encephalitis; ii) a man with anti-Hu sensory neuronopathy; and iii) a woman with suspected combined anti-Hu and anti-NMDA paraneoplastic syndromes associated with the initiation of the ICIs pembrolizumab and nivolumab. These cases suggest that ICIs can induce both humoral and cell-mediated paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes. Identifying biomarkers that predict risk of developing ICI-associated paraneoplastic syndromes and the development of efficacious treatment strategies for neurologic ICI-toxicities are critical unmet needs.
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