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ArticlePediatric blood & cancer2024

Intrathecal hydrocortisone for treatment of children and young adults with CAR T-cell immune-effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome.

Haneen Shalabi, Cynthia Harrison, Bonnie Yates, Katherine R Calvo, Daniel W Lee, Nirali N Shah

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Article in Pediatric blood & cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Rethinking Corticosteroid Therapy in Pediatric Neurology.Journal of inflammation research · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Haneen ShalabiPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8692-8034
Cynthia HarrisonPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Bonnie YatesPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Katherine R CalvoHematology Section, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Daniel W LeeDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Nirali N ShahPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8474-9080
National Institutes of Health · USNational Institutes of Health Clinical Center · USUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

Immunotherapeutic approaches to treat pediatric hematologic malignanciesZIABC011823 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI SHAH, NIRALI · 2019 to 2025
$6.1M
Comprehensive Interrogation of Toxicity Profiles Associated with Novel CAR T-cell ConstructsZIABC012187 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI SHAH, NIRALI · 2024 to 2025
$1.6M
The Role of microRNA in Hematologic MalignanciesZIACL090025 · CLC · CLINICAL CENTER · PI CALVO, KATHERINE · 2010 to 2025
$0k
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999NCI NIH HHS ZIA BC 011823NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune-effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) is a significant toxicity occurring with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, with first-line treatment options including supportive care and systemic corticosteroids. Sparse data exist on how to approach progressive/refractory cases of ICANS. We present five pediatric and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who had progressively worsening ICANS despite systemic steroids, and received intrathecal hydrocortisone with rapid reversal of ICANS. Therapeutic lumbar punctures are routinely used in upfront ALL therapy in pediatrics, with a demonstrable safety profile, thus use of intrathecal hydrocortisone merits further prospective studies in patients with severe ICANS.

Indexed as

Neurotoxicity SyndromesT-LymphocytesChildHumansHydrocortisoneImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphocytesProspective StudiesYoung Adultcell-associated neurotoxicityHydrocortisonechimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapyimmune-effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndromepediatric immunotherapyrefractory ALL

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PMID37897136
PMCPMC10841378
OpenAlexW4387996641

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