Autoimmune Encephalitis Related to Cancer Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors:A Systematic Review

Autor: Vardan Nersesjan, Daniel Kondziella, Oskar McWilliam, Lars-Henrik Krarup
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nersesjan, V, McWilliam, O, Krarup, L H & Kondziella, D 2021, ' Autoimmune Encephalitis Related to Cancer Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : A Systematic Review ', Neurology, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. e191-e202 . https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000012122
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012122
Popis: ObjectiveTo determine the clinical and laboratory features of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPI)–associated autoimmune encephalitis (ICPI-AIE), an increasingly recognized adverse event with ICPI treatment.MethodsWe searched PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and Embase for ICPI-AIE cases from the first description in 2015 until January 2020 using standard bibliographic measures including PRISMA guidelines and preregistration with PROSPERO.ResultsThirty-nine studies met inclusion criteria, resulting in 54 patients with ICPI-AIE (mean age 58.6 years; 43% female). Common cancers included melanoma (30%) and non-small cell lung cancer (30%). Brain metastases were found in 16 patients (30%). The most frequent ICPI was nivolumab (61%). Onset of ICPI-AIE occurred after a median of 3.0 treatment cycles, but very early and late presentations were common. Nonlimbic AIE was roughly twice as frequent as limbic AIE (p < 0.05). The most common laboratory abnormalities included bitemporal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery lesions on MRI, continuous slow waves and diffuse slowing on EEG, and monocytic pleocytosis on CSF analysis. Intraneuronal antibodies were more frequent than neuronal surface antibodies and a significant predictor for lack of improvement after first-line immunotherapy (p < 0.05).ConclusionsICPI-AIE consists of a heterogenous group of conditions. Neurologists will likely encounter ICPI-AIE more often in the future, but important unresolved questions include the pathophysiologic mechanisms, the epidemiology, and the best treatment approaches associated with ICPI-AIE.
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