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Neurological autoimmunity in patients with non‐pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms: clinical manifestations and neural autoantibody profiles.

Authors :
Mangioris, Georgios
Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R.
Lennon, Vanda A.
Chang, Bryce K.
Dubey, Divyanshu
Dyck, P. James B.
Flanagan, Eoin P.
McKeon, Andrew
Mills, John R.
Pittock, Sean J.
Zekeridou, Anastasia
Source :
European Journal of Neurology. Jun2024, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p1-13. 13p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Background and purpose: Paraneoplastic neurological autoimmunity is well described with small‐cell lung cancer, but information is limited for other neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). Methods: Adult patients with histopathologically confirmed non‐pulmonary NENs, neurological autoimmunity within 5 years of NEN diagnosis, and neural antibody testing performed at the Mayo Clinic Neuroimmunology Laboratory (January 2008 to March 2023) were retrospectively identified. Control sera were available from patients with NENs without neurological autoimmunity (116). Results: Thirty‐four patients were identified (median age 68 years, range 31–87). The most common primary tumor sites were pancreas (nine), skin (Merkel cell, eight), small bowel/duodenum (seven), and unknown (seven). Five patients received immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy before symptom onset; symptoms preceded cancer diagnosis in 62.1% of non‐ICI‐treated patients. The most frequent neurological phenotypes (non‐ICI‐treated) were movement disorders (12; cerebellar ataxia in 10), dysautonomia (six), peripheral neuropathy (eight), encephalitis (four), and neuromuscular junction disorders (four). Neural antibodies were detected in 55.9% of patients studied (most common specificities: P/Q‐type voltage‐gated calcium channel [seven], muscle‐type acetylcholine receptor [three], anti‐neuronal nuclear antibody type 1 [three], and neuronal intermediate filaments [two]), but in only 6.9% of controls. Amongst patients receiving cancer or immunosuppressive therapy, 51.6% had partial or complete recovery. Outcomes were unfavorable in 48.3% (non‐ICI‐treated) and neural autoantibody positivity was associated with poor neurological outcome. Discussion: Neurological autoimmunity associated with non‐pulmonary NENs is often multifocal and can be treatment responsive, underscoring the importance of rapid recognition and early treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13515101
Volume :
31
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
European Journal of Neurology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
177114591
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.16273