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Journal Article
Author(s):
Wicklein, Rebecca; Heidegger, Simon; Verbeek, Mareike; Eiz-Vesper, Britta; Maecker-Kolhoff, Britta; Kirschke, Jan Stefan; Page, Agata; Korn, Thomas; Hemmer, Bernhard; Deschauer, Marcus
Title:
Combined Treatment With Pembrolizumab and Allogenic BK Virus-Specific T Cells in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: A Case Report.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: We report a combination of BK virus-specific T cells and pembrolizumab as a treatment option in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). RESULTS: A 57-year-old male patient diagnosed with PML presented a fast-progressing right hemiparesis, aphasia, and cognitive deficits. Brain MRI showed a severe leukoencephalopathy with diffusion restriction. The patient was treated with 10 doses of pembrolizumab (2 mg/kg body weight) in differing intervals and 2 partially human leukocyte a...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
8
Journal issue:
5
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1212/NXI.0000000000001042
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285093
TUM Institution:
Fachgebiet Neuroradiologie (Prof. Zimmer); III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Hämatologie / Onkologie); Molekulare Immunologie (Prof. Knolle); Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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