Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy with Negative JC Virus PCR following Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma: Implications for Biologics in the Era of Targeted Cancer Therapy
Anticancer therapy predisposes patients to infections by the immunosuppression that results from treatment. Although 85% of patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) have concurrent HIV/AIDS, PML can also develop in patients after they receive chemotherapy for cancer. The case h...
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| Main Authors: | Kimberly A. Silverio, Shyam A. Patel |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/534529 |
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