Seronegative antibody‐mediated neurology after immune checkpoint inhibitors

Checkpoint inhibitor medications have revolutionized oncology practice, but frequently induce immune‐related adverse events. During autoimmune neurology practice over 20 months, we prospectively identified four patients with likely antibody‐mediated neurological diseases after checkpoint inhibitors:...

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Main Authors: Wilson, R, Menassa, D, Davies, A, Michael, S, Hester, J, Kuker, W, Collins, G, Cossins, J, Beeson, D, Steven, N, Maddison, P, Rinaldi, S, Jacob, S, Irani, S
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Published: Wiley 2018
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author Wilson, R
Menassa, D
Davies, A
Michael, S
Hester, J
Kuker, W
Collins, G
Cossins, J
Beeson, D
Steven, N
Maddison, P
Rinaldi, S
Jacob, S
Irani, S
author_facet Wilson, R
Menassa, D
Davies, A
Michael, S
Hester, J
Kuker, W
Collins, G
Cossins, J
Beeson, D
Steven, N
Maddison, P
Rinaldi, S
Jacob, S
Irani, S
author_sort Wilson, R
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description Checkpoint inhibitor medications have revolutionized oncology practice, but frequently induce immune‐related adverse events. During autoimmune neurology practice over 20 months, we prospectively identified four patients with likely antibody‐mediated neurological diseases after checkpoint inhibitors: longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis, Guillain–Barré syndrome, and myasthenia gravis. All patients shared three characteristics: symptoms commenced 4 weeks after drug administration, responses to conventional immunotherapies were excellent, and autoantibodies traditionally associated with their syndrome were absent. However, serum immunoglobulins from the myelitis and Guillain–Barré syndrome patients showed novel patterns of tissue reactivity. Vigilance is required for antibody‐mediated neurology after checkpoint inhibitor administration. This phenomenon may inform the immunobiology of antibody‐mediated diseases.
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spelling oxford-uuid:15100985-cf4d-4ef0-8a92-13b92df8ef692022-03-26T10:23:24ZSeronegative antibody‐mediated neurology after immune checkpoint inhibitorsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:15100985-cf4d-4ef0-8a92-13b92df8ef69Symplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2018Wilson, RMenassa, DDavies, AMichael, SHester, JKuker, WCollins, GCossins, JBeeson, DSteven, NMaddison, PRinaldi, SJacob, SIrani, SCheckpoint inhibitor medications have revolutionized oncology practice, but frequently induce immune‐related adverse events. During autoimmune neurology practice over 20 months, we prospectively identified four patients with likely antibody‐mediated neurological diseases after checkpoint inhibitors: longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis, Guillain–Barré syndrome, and myasthenia gravis. All patients shared three characteristics: symptoms commenced 4 weeks after drug administration, responses to conventional immunotherapies were excellent, and autoantibodies traditionally associated with their syndrome were absent. However, serum immunoglobulins from the myelitis and Guillain–Barré syndrome patients showed novel patterns of tissue reactivity. Vigilance is required for antibody‐mediated neurology after checkpoint inhibitor administration. This phenomenon may inform the immunobiology of antibody‐mediated diseases.
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Menassa, D
Davies, A
Michael, S
Hester, J
Kuker, W
Collins, G
Cossins, J
Beeson, D
Steven, N
Maddison, P
Rinaldi, S
Jacob, S
Irani, S
Seronegative antibody‐mediated neurology after immune checkpoint inhibitors
title Seronegative antibody‐mediated neurology after immune checkpoint inhibitors
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title_short Seronegative antibody‐mediated neurology after immune checkpoint inhibitors
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