Department of Neurology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Cad 10.sok No: 45 Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
Neurol Sci. 2018 Oct;39(10):1773-1774. doi: 10.1007/s10072-018-3471-6. Epub 2018 Jun 13.
Ipilimumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 is a treatment option for metastatic melanoma. This receptor serves as an inhibitor receptor on T lymphocytes and blockage of these results predisposition to autoimmune diseases. The patients with autoimmune disorders were excluded in clinical trials and there is no sufficient data of the treatment on these patients who already have an autoimmune disorder. Here, we report a case of myasthenia gravis who was treated with ipilimumab and we presented the long-term prognosis of the patient after treatment.
依匹单抗是一种针对细胞毒性 T 淋巴细胞抗原 4 的单克隆抗体,是转移性黑色素瘤的治疗选择之一。该受体作为 T 淋巴细胞上的抑制性受体,其阻断导致自身免疫性疾病易感性增加。临床试验排除了自身免疫性疾病患者,对于已经患有自身免疫性疾病的患者,尚无关于该治疗的充分数据。在这里,我们报告了一例接受依匹单抗治疗的重症肌无力患者,并介绍了患者治疗后的长期预后。