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Myasthenia Gravis Lambert-Eaton overlap syndrome induced by nivolumab in a metastatic melanoma patient.

Alexandra DuplaineCamille ProtGwendal Le MassonAntoine SoulagesFanny DuvalCaroline DutriauxSorilla Prey
Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)
We describe the first case of MG-LE overlap syndrome diagnosed after anti-PD1 immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma, which appeared after radiation therapy and then relapsed after brain radiation necrosis. We hypothesized a role for brain inflammation as a trigger for MG-LE onset. Neuro-muscular junctions disease induced or revealed by checkpoint inhibitors can be challenging and requires long-term follow-up.
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