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ReviewCurrent treatment options in neurology2019

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell-Related Neurotoxicity: Mechanisms, Clinical Presentation, and Approach to Treatment.

Jessica Rice, Sarah Nagle, Julie Randall, Holly E Hinson

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Review in Current treatment options in neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
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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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Primary vs. pre-emptive anti-seizure medication prophylaxis in anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica RiceDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CR-127, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Sarah NagleDepartment of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Julie RandallPortland State University, Portland, OR, USA.
Holly E HinsonDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CR-127, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. hinson@ohsu.edu.
Oregon Health & Science University · USPortland State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewChimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) adoptive cell therapy is an effective treatment for patients with refractory B cell malignancies. As its use has grown, there has been an increase in the incidence of a serious, potentially fatal neurotoxicity known as immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). This review discusses the clinical manifestations of this neurotoxicity syndrome, current grading systems, management strategies, and proposed biologic mechanisms leading to neurotoxicity. RECENT

findingsCurrent research suggests that patients with a higher disease burden and higher CAR-T cell doses are positively associated with the development of ICANS, as are elevated serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines and the presence of cytokine release syndrome (CRS). While patterns observed on neuroimaging and electroencephalogram (EEG) are non-specific for the diagnosis of ICANS, each modality may provide helpful clinical information such as the detection of cerebral edema, the most serious of associated symptoms. Anti-epileptic medications and corticosteroids may ameliorate the symptoms of ICANS. The mechanism for ICANS is currently unknown; however, systemic inflammation and cytokine production triggering a cascade of endothelial activation and BBB disruption likely contribute. With limited treatment options available, further clinical research into the precise mechanism and treatment is urgently needed as the use of CAR-T and other adoptive cell therapies continues to grow.

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Adoptive cell transferBlood-brain barrierCerebral edemaChimeric antigen receptor T cellImmune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome

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PMID31327064
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