Comment Immune checkpoint blockade for treating progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

[Comment] Immune checkpoint blockade for treating progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

21:21 EDT 16 May 2019 | The Lancet

A case series from the National Institutes of Health1 and two single case-reports2,3 indicate that some cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalomyelopathy (PML) can benefit from treatment with pembrolizumab or nivolumab, which are anti-programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) checkpoint-blocking antibodies.

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