Nevrološki zapleti zdravljenja z zaviralci imunskih nadzornih točk
Neurological adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors

case report

Authors

  • Nadja Novak Bošnjak Onkološki inštitut Ljubljana : Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta
  • Aljoša Andlovic Onkološki inštitut Ljubljana : Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25670/oi2025-006on

Keywords:

immune checkpoint inhibitors , drug toxicity, nervous system immune diseases , acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy , myositis

Abstract

Pomembnemu ugodnemu učinku zdravljenja z zaviralci imunskih nadzornih točk so relativno pogosto pridruženi neželeni zapleti, med katerimi so nevrološki redki, a lahko življenje ogrožujoči.
V prispevku so predstavljeni nevrološki zapleti zdravljenja z
zaviralci imunskih nadzornih točk. Podana klinična primera
opišeta nevrološka zapleta s klinično sliko prizadetosti perifernega živčevja, in sicer miozitisom in akutno inflamatorno demielinizirajočo polinevropatijo.


Abstract (Eng)

The significant beneficial effect of treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors is relatively often accompanied by adverse events, of which neurological events are rare but can be life-threatening.
The article presents neurological complications of treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Two given clinical cases describe neurological adverse events with a clinical picture of peripheral nervous system involvement, namely myositis and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

Published

2025-06-09

How to Cite

Novak Bošnjak, N., & Andlovic, A. (2025). Neurological adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors: case report. Onkologija : Slovenian Journal of Oncology, 29(1), 42–44. https://doi.org/10.25670/oi2025-006on

Issue

Section

Case Reports