[Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced anti-striational antibodies in myasthenia gravis and myositis: a case report]. 2021

Yukio Sugiyama, and Yoshiki Esa, and Akihiro Watanabe, and Junya Kobayashi, and Shigeaki Suzuki, and Daisuke Takahashi
Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center.

A 78-year-old man was treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab for advanced renal cell carcinoma with liver and lymph node metastasis. He developed diplopia, ptosis, dysphagia, and weakness of the limbs and neck, 1 month after treatment. Serum creatine kinase (CK) levels were elevated, and neck MRI revealed inflammation of the deep trunk muscles. Although anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody was negative, the edrophonium test was positive. Anti-striational antibodies such as the anti-titin and the anti-muscular voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv 1.4) antibodies (which serve as biomarkers of immune checkpoint inhibitors associated with myasthenia gravis and myositis) were positive (anti-titin antibody titer 11.51, normal <1 index; anti-Kv 1.4 antibody titer 15.13, normal <1 index). Intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (1,000 mg/day for 3 days), plasmapheresis, and oral prednisolone (PSL) (20 mg/day) administration improved the patient's neurological function and normalized the serum CK levels. The PSL dosage was tapered without any worsening of clinical signs. The antibody titers decreased but remained positive (anti-titin antibody 5.00, anti-Kv 1.4 antibody 3.83) one year after the initial evaluation. Therefore, low-dose PSL (5 mg/day) administration was continued, and the patient was in remission.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009157 Myasthenia Gravis A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by fatigable weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles with elevated titers of ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS or muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) autoantibodies. Clinical manifestations may include ocular muscle weakness (fluctuating, asymmetric, external ophthalmoplegia; diplopia; ptosis; and weakness of eye closure) and extraocular fatigable weakness of facial, bulbar, respiratory, and proximal limb muscles. The disease may remain limited to the ocular muscles (ocular myasthenia). THYMOMA is commonly associated with this condition. Anti-MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,MuSK MG,MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle-Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle-Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis,Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized,Myasthenia Gravis, Ocular,Anti MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,Generalized Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis,Myasthenia Gravis, Anti-MuSK,Myasthenia Gravis, MuSK,Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
D009220 Myositis Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue. Inflammatory Myopathy,Myositis, Focal,Myositis, Infectious,Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies,Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy,Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis,Infectious Myositis,Inflammatory Muscle Diseases,Inflammatory Myopathies, Idiopathic,Inflammatory Myopathy, Idiopathic,Muscle Diseases, Inflammatory,Myopathies, Idiopathic Inflammatory,Myopathy, Inflammatory,Myositis, Proliferative,Focal Myositides,Focal Myositis,Infectious Myositides,Inflammatory Muscle Disease,Inflammatory Myopathies,Muscle Disease, Inflammatory,Myopathies, Inflammatory,Myopathy, Idiopathic Inflammatory,Myositides,Myositides, Focal,Myositides, Infectious,Myositides, Proliferative,Proliferative Myositides,Proliferative Myositis
D004491 Edrophonium A rapid-onset, short-acting cholinesterase inhibitor used in cardiac arrhythmias and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. It has also been used as an antidote to curare principles. Edrophonium Chloride,Edrophonium Bromide,Edroponium,Tensilon,Bromide, Edrophonium,Chloride, Edrophonium
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000082082 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Drugs that block negative regulator IMMUNE CHECKPOINT proteins (e.g., PD-1 RECEPTOR and CTLA-4 ANTIGEN) thereby increasing suppressed immune activation in immunotherapies. CTLA-4 Inhibitor,CTLA-4 Inhibitors,Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 Inhibitor,Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 Inhibitors,Immune Checkpoint Blockade,Immune Checkpoint Blockers,Immune Checkpoint Inhibition,Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor,PD-1 Inhibitor,PD-1 Inhibitors,PD-1-PD-L1 Blockade,PD-L1 Inhibitor,PD-L1 Inhibitors,Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 Inhibitor,Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 Inhibitors,Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Inhibitors,Blockade, PD-1-PD-L1,CTLA 4 Inhibitor,CTLA 4 Inhibitors,Checkpoint Blockade, Immune,Checkpoint Blockers, Immune,Checkpoint Inhibition, Immune,Checkpoint Inhibitor, Immune,Checkpoint Inhibitors, Immune,Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Associated Protein 4 Inhibitor,Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Associated Protein 4 Inhibitors,Inhibitor, PD-1,PD 1 Inhibitor,PD 1 Inhibitors,PD 1 PD L1 Blockade,PD L1 Inhibitor,PD L1 Inhibitors,Programmed Death Ligand 1 Inhibitors
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001323 Autoantibodies Antibodies that react with self-antigens (AUTOANTIGENS) of the organism that produced them. Autoantibody

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