Killing Two Birds With One Stone : Effective Control of Both Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy With Atezolizumab, A Case Report

Copyright © 2022 Lambert, El Moussaoui, Ritacco, Moïse, Paulus, Delvenne, Baron, Sadzot and Maquet..

Treating patients with cancer complicated by severe opportunistic infections is particularly challenging since classical cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, often induce profound immune suppression and, as a result, may favor infection progression. Little is known about the potential place of immune checkpoint inhibitors in these complex situations. Here, we report a 66-year-old man who was concomitantly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The patient was treated with anti-PD-L1 antibody atezolizumab, which allowed effective control of both lung cancer and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, as demonstrated by the patient's remarkable neurologic clinical improvement, JC viral load reduction in his cerebrospinal fluid, regression of the brain lesions visualized through MRI, and the strict radiological stability of his cancer. In parallel, treatment with atezolizumab was associated with biological evidence of T-cell reinvigoration. Hence, our data suggest that immune checkpoint inhibitors may constitute a treatment option for patients with cancer complicated by severe opportunistic infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 13(2022) vom: 21., Seite 889148

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lambert, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
El Moussaoui, Majdouline [VerfasserIn]
Ritacco, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Moïse, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Paulus, Astrid [VerfasserIn]
Delvenne, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Baron, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Sadzot, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Maquet, Pierre [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

52CMI0WC3Y
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Atezolizumab
Case Reports
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)
Immunotherapy
JC virus (JCV)
Lung adecarcinoma
Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
PD1 and PDL1
PML - progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.05.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2022.889148

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341150444