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IL-7 immunotherapy for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with already controlled HIV-1 infection on antiretroviral therapy
- Source :
- AIDS. Official journal of the international AIDS Society, AIDS. Official journal of the international AIDS Society, 2019, 33 (12), pp.1954-1956. ⟨10.1097/QAD.0000000000002278⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2019.
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Abstract
- International audience; The incidence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) among patients living with HIV (PML-HIV) decreased in the antiretroviral therapy (ART) era. JC virus (JCV) infection of the brain remains a devastating disease. Given the lack of drugs controlling JCV, initiation of ART and subsequent recovery of JCV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell immune responses remain the only therapeutic option. Although the 1-year survival rate increased from 10% to 50%, other strategies are required.
- Subjects :
- Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
viruses
MESH: Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diet therapy
Immunology
Treatment outcome
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
MESH: HIV Infections / complications
MESH: HIV Infections / drug therapy
medicine.disease_cause
MESH: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Leukoencephalopathy
MESH: HIV-1 / isolation & purification
[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases
Internal medicine
medicine
Immunology and Allergy
MESH: Treatment Outcome
MESH: Anti-Retroviral Agents / administration & dosage
MESH: Humans
MESH: Middle Aged
medicine.diagnostic_test
MESH: Plasma / virology
business.industry
MESH: Interleukin-7 / administration & dosage
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
virus diseases
Magnetic resonance imaging
Immunotherapy
[SDV.IMM.IMM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology/Immunotherapy
medicine.disease
Antiretroviral therapy
MESH: Immunotherapy / methods
MESH: Immunologic Factors / administration & dosage
Infectious Diseases
[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology
MESH: JC Virus / isolation & purification
[SDV.IMM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Immunology
MESH: Brain / diagnostic imaging
MESH: Brain / pathology
business
MESH: Viral Load
Viral load
MESH: Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology
MESH: Female
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02699370 and 14735571
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- AIDS. Official journal of the international AIDS Society, AIDS. Official journal of the international AIDS Society, 2019, 33 (12), pp.1954-1956. ⟨10.1097/QAD.0000000000002278⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d3ca4eeb2b242f179658a56f6b1c63bd