HIV-associated opportunistic CNS infections: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

LN Bowen, B Smith, D Reich, M Quezado… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Nearly 30 years after the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART), CNS opportunistic infections
remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive individuals. Unknown HIV …

Emerging understanding of the mechanism of action for dimethyl fumarate in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

EA Mills, MA Ogrodnik, A Plave… - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is an effective treatment option for relapsing–remitting multiple
sclerosis (MS), but its therapeutic mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated. A …

Pathogenesis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and risks associated with treatments for multiple sclerosis: a decade of lessons learned

EO Major, TA Yousry, DB Clifford - The Lancet Neurology, 2018 - thelancet.com
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare, devastating demyelinating
disease of the CNS caused by the JC virus (JCV) that occurs in patients with compromised …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and anti‐CD20 monoclonal antibodies: what do we know after 20 years of rituximab

D Focosi, M Tuccori, F Maggi - Reviews in medical virology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In 1997, rituximab was the first monoclonal antibody clinically approved for the treatment of
cancer. Ten years later, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), until that time a …

Natalizumab-associated PML: challenges with incidence, resulting risk, and risk stratification

N Schwab, T Schneider-Hohendorf, N Melzer… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with natalizumab treatment
continues to be a severe problem of clinically successful therapy. This is an update of risk …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: current insights

M Kartau, JOT Sipilä, E Auvinen… - Degenerative …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cases of PML should be evaluated according to predisposing factors, as these subgroups
differ by incidence rate, clinical course, and prognosis. The three most significant groups at …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with rituximab: a 20-year review from the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions

CL Bennett, D Focosi, MP Socal, JC Bian… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a serious and usually fatal CNS
infection caused by the John Cunningham virus. CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell lymphopenia …

Detection of cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy associated with new biologicals and targeted cancer therapies from the FDA's adverse event …

DW Raisch, JA Rafi, C Chen… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To identify and summarize FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)
cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) associated with biological and …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients treated with fumaric acid esters: a review of 19 cases

RJ Gieselbach, AH Muller-Hansma, MT Wijburg… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare and potentially fatal condition
caused by a brain infection with JC polyomavirus (JCV). PML develops almost exclusively in …

Predictors of survival and functional outcomes in natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

T Dong-Si, S Gheuens, A Gangadharan… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Natalizumab, a highly effective therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, is
associated with a risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The objective of …