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ArticleEJHaem2021

Pembrolizumab for the treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy following anti-CD19 CAR-T therapy: a case report.

Strachan Mackenzie, Manar Shafat, Harriet Roddy, Harpreet Hyare, Lorna Neill, Maria A V Marzolini, Michael Gilhooley, Teresa Marafioti, Eleanna Kara, Emilie Sanchez and 8 more

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Article in EJHaem, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Strachan MackenzieUCL Cancer Institute Paul O'Gorman Building University College London London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-7127
Manar ShafatUCL Cancer Institute Paul O'Gorman Building University College London London UK.
Harriet RoddyUCL Cancer Institute Paul O'Gorman Building University College London London UK.
Harpreet HyareDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Lorna NeillDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Maria A V MarzoliniDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Michael GilhooleyThe Institute of Ophthalmology University College London Bath Street London UK.
Teresa MarafiotiDepartment of Histopathology University College London 60 Whitfield Street London UK.
Eleanna KaraDepartment of Neuropathology National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Queen Square London UK.
Emilie SanchezDepartment of Virology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Jeremy ReesInstitute of Neurology National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery University College London Queen Square London UK.
David S LynchInstitute of Neurology National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery University College London Queen Square London UK.
Kirsty ThomsonDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Kirit M ArdeshnaDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Arian LaurenceDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.
Karl S PeggsUCL Cancer Institute Paul O'Gorman Building University College London London UK.
Maeve O'ReillyDepartment of Haematology University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2702-397X
Claire RoddieUCL Cancer Institute Paul O'Gorman Building University College London London UK.
University College Hospital · GBCRUK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence · GBNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is an opportunistic brain infection with few treatment options and poor survival when reversal of the underlying immune dysfunction is not achievable. JC polyomavirus reactivation resulting in PML can rarely complicate chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. We describe successful treatment of PML with Programmed death-1 (PD-1) blockade using pembrolizumab, 4 months following axicabtagene ciloleucel. Radiological features of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome without clinical deterioration were seen. Evidence of anti-viral immune reconstitution by in vitro detection of JC-specific T-cells and sustained neurological recovery in this patient suggest PD-1 blockade may be an effective treatment approach for PML post-CAR-T.

Indexed as

checkpoint inhibitionchimeric antigen receptor T‐ cellherald lesionimmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromepembrolizumabprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Identifiers

PMID35845220
PMCPMC9281485
OpenAlexW3191790184

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