ArticleViruses2022
Use of Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in People Living with HIV.
Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Tenofovir in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: Virus Suppression Without Clinical Benefit in 2 Cases.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2026Article
- Pembrolizumab-Responsive Cerebellar PML in Untreated Sarcoidosis: A Case Report.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2026Article
- Prolonged survival in HIV-associated Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy treated with Pembrolizumab: a case series on treatment and long-term follow-up.Journal of neurovirology · 2025Article
- Biomarkers for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: emerging data for use of JC virus DNA copy number in clinical trials.The Lancet. Neurology · 2024Review
- Combined treatment with allogeneic Epstein-Barr- and human polyomavirus 1 specific T-cells in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and EBV infection: a case report.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2024Article
- Pembrolizumab for the treatment of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in China.Journal of neurovirology · 2023Article
- HIV and Co-Infections: Updates and Insights.Viruses · 2023Article
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Abstract
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease occurring in advanced HIV infection, caused by the reactivation of poliomavirus JC (JCV). The use of pembrolizumab for treatment is based on the inhibition of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), potentially improving the anti JCV-specific response. We used pembrolizumab with combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) on a compassionate-use basis. At each administration, clinical evaluation, MRI and laboratory testing, including CD3, CD4, CD8, PD-1 markers, HIV-RNA and JCV-DNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/plasma pairs, were performed. The JCV-specific T cell response was analysed by Elispot assay. This study included five HIV patients: four male, median age 43 years (29-52), median CD4 and CD8 count 150 (15-158) and 973 (354-1250) cell/mm
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