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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy after Treatment with Nivolumab
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August 2018
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(8):1594-1596
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is increasingly being reported in patients undergoing immunotherapy. We report a case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy after treatment with nivolumab, a PD-1 blocker that is used to restore impaired T-cell responses in patients with cancer and infections. Data for 4 other cases were obtained from pharmacovigilance databases.
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Pubmed ID:30016251
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6056118
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