Perilesional edema in brain metastases: potential causes and implications for treatment with immune therapy
Tran TT, Mahajan A, Chiang VL, Goldberg SB, Nguyen DX, Jilaveanu LB, Kluger HM. Perilesional edema in brain metastases: potential causes and implications for treatment with immune therapy. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2019, 7: 200. PMID: 31362777, PMCID: PMC6668163, DOI: 10.1186/s40425-019-0684-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntravenousAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, CD34Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBlood-Brain BarrierBrain EdemaBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicDrug Administration ScheduleHumansLung NeoplasmsMelanomaRetrospective StudiesTight JunctionsTreatment OutcomeTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesPerilesional edemaVessel densityEdema volumeSensitive tumorsBlood-brain barrier model systemNon-small cell lungTight junction resistancePhase II clinical trialSignificant perilesional edemaUntreated brain metastasesBlood-brain barrierPre-clinical modelsDegree of edemaTumor mass effectPotential causesMelanoma brainShort-term cultureExtracranial metastasesImmune therapyMelanoma patientsSignificant morbidityCell lungLarge tumorsSlowly progressive fatal PML-IRIS following antiretroviral initiation at CD4+ nadir of 350 cells/mm3 despite CD4+ cell count rise to 900 cells/mm3
Sandhu MR, Rutledge R, Grant M, Mahajan A, Spudich S. Slowly progressive fatal PML-IRIS following antiretroviral initiation at CD4+ nadir of 350 cells/mm3 despite CD4+ cell count rise to 900 cells/mm3. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2019, 30: 810-813. PMID: 31046614, DOI: 10.1177/0956462419835966.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBrainCD4 Lymphocyte CountDisease ProgressionDystonic DisordersFatal OutcomeHIV InfectionsHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeJC VirusLeukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromePML-IRISAntiretroviral therapyCell countInflammatory syndromeInitiation of ARTHIV/AIDS patientsReconstitution inflammatory syndromeRobust immune reconstitutionCells/mm3Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyRole of CD4Blood-brain barrierCells/Antiretroviral initiationInflammatory picturePersistent positivityImmune reconstitutionMultifocal leukoencephalopathyNeurological symptomsOpportunistic infectionsAIDS patientsVirus antigenImmune responseJC virus