A Case of Pembrolizumab Induced Papillitis With Transverse Myelitis

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Identifier 20210220_nanos_posters_054
Title A Case of Pembrolizumab Induced Papillitis With Transverse Myelitis
Creator Ragha Chaitanya Sakuru, Merati Melody, Nathan Lambert-Cheatham, Sophia Tessema, Luke Salbert, Lina Nagia
Subject Chemotherapy and Radiation Injury; Demeylinating Disease
Description Pembrolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) pathway resulting in an enhanced immune response. Currently, pembrolizumab is an approved treatment for cutaneous melanoma. Very few patients (<1%) on pembrolizumab develop ocular complications. Complications are immune mediated and include uveitis, papillitis, and ocular myositis. In these cases, cessation of pembrolizumab with or without the addition of steroids generally improves symptoms.
Date 2021-02
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session I: Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders of Neurologic and Systemic Diseases
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6x69hjr
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Primary Ragha Chaitanya Sakuru
Contributor Secondary Merati Melody, Nathan Lambert-Cheatham, Sophia Tessema, Luke Salbert, Lina Nagia
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1675759
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x69hjr
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