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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2021

Therapeutic Experience of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Development during Ofatumumab Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Yu Hashimoto, Takumi Tashiro, Ryosuke Ogawa, Kazuo Nakamichi, Masayuki Saijo, Takahisa Tateishi

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yu HashimotoDepartment of Neurology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital, Japan.
Takumi TashiroDepartment of Neurology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital, Japan.
Ryosuke OgawaDepartment of Hematology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital, Japan.
Kazuo NakamichiDepartment of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan.
Masayuki SaijoDepartment of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan.
Takahisa TateishiDepartment of Neurology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kyushu Hospital, Japan.
Kyushu Hospital · JPNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPKurume University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 79-year-old man experienced cognitive impairment and visual field defects during ofatumumab therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia refractory to combination chemotherapy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed T1-weighted low-intensity and T2-weighted high-intensity lesions with patchy gadolinium enhancement in the subcortical white matter. A diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy was made after the detection of John Cunningham virus (JCV) DNA in his cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Following plasma exchange and the administration of mirtazapine and mefloquine, the JCV DNA levels in the CSF decreased. However, the patient died 55 days after treatment was initiated. Ofatumumab treatment appears to be associated with the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Indexed as

JC VirusLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellLeukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedContrast MediaGadoliniumHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedContrast MediaGadoliniumofatumumabchronic lymphocytic leukemiaofatumumabprogressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Identifiers

PMID34176829
PMCPMC8758456
OpenAlexW3176951218

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