Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been used successfully over the last several years for treatment of many types of advanced cancer. Those agents cause uncontrolled activation of the immune system frequently resulting in immune-related adverse effects and exacerbation of pre-existing autoimmune dise...

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Main Author: O. V. Finleyson
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Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2025-04-01
Series:Нервно-мышечные болезни
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Online Access:https://nmb.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/649
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description Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been used successfully over the last several years for treatment of many types of advanced cancer. Those agents cause uncontrolled activation of the immune system frequently resulting in immune-related adverse effects and exacerbation of pre-existing autoimmune diseases. In particular, immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause myasthenia which is usually characterized by an acute onset, rapid progression, and frequent development of myasthenic crisis requiring mechanical ventilation. Coexistence of myasthenia with myocarditis and myositis was shown to be an unfavorable prognostic factor. Steroids, intravenous immunoglobulins, and plasmapheresis are used for treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor- associated myasthenia.
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spelling doaj-art-cff1a3b652b440199e16c8e7678476ee2025-08-20T03:37:52ZrusABV-pressНервно-мышечные болезни2222-87212413-04432025-04-01151616610.17650/2222-8721-2025-15-1-61-66409Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravisO. V. Finleyson0Hospital “Mackenzie Health”Immune checkpoint inhibitors have been used successfully over the last several years for treatment of many types of advanced cancer. Those agents cause uncontrolled activation of the immune system frequently resulting in immune-related adverse effects and exacerbation of pre-existing autoimmune diseases. In particular, immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause myasthenia which is usually characterized by an acute onset, rapid progression, and frequent development of myasthenic crisis requiring mechanical ventilation. Coexistence of myasthenia with myocarditis and myositis was shown to be an unfavorable prognostic factor. Steroids, intravenous immunoglobulins, and plasmapheresis are used for treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor- associated myasthenia.https://nmb.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/649myasthenia gravesmyocarditismyositisimmune checkpoint inhibitorsthymomaimmune-related adverse effects
spellingShingle O. V. Finleyson
Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis
Нервно-мышечные болезни
myasthenia graves
myocarditis
myositis
immune checkpoint inhibitors
thymoma
immune-related adverse effects
title Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis
title_full Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis
title_fullStr Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis
title_full_unstemmed Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis
title_short Overlap of myasthenia gravis, myocarditis, and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor (pembrolizumab) on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma-associated acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis
title_sort overlap of myasthenia gravis myocarditis and inflammatory myopathy secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab on a background of previously undiagnosed thymoma associated acetylcholine receptor antibody positive myasthenia gravis
topic myasthenia graves
myocarditis
myositis
immune checkpoint inhibitors
thymoma
immune-related adverse effects
url https://nmb.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/649
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