Publications by authors named "A Duplaine"

Background: Vitiligo, a prevalent depigmenting condition, affects both adults and children, significantly impacting their quality of life. The standard treatment approach involves the application of topical corticosteroids in conjunction with narrow-band ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy. A novel topical treatment, ruxolitinib (a Janus kinase inhibitor), has recently received approval.

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Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is a premier cancer drug target for immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). Because PD-1 receptor inhibition activates tumor-specific T-cell immunity, research has predominantly focused on T-cell-PD-1 expression and its immunobiology. In contrast, cancer cell-intrinsic PD-1 functional regulation is not well understood.

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Introduction: Recent expert recommendations suggest mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as a third-line therapy, in severe corticosteroid-dependent or corticosteroid-resistant nail lichen planus (NLP). However, there is currently no literature to support MMF use in this indication. This is a retrospective monocentric French case series of 5 patients with severe corticodependant or corticoresistant NLP treated by oral MMF (2-3 g/day), between 2013 and 2021.

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Article Synopsis
  • Myasthenia gravis (MG) - Lambert-Eaton (LE) overlap syndrome, a rare condition, was identified in a patient undergoing treatment for metastatic melanoma with the drug nivolumab, an anti-PD1 inhibitor.
  • The patient experienced symptoms such as fatigue, ptosis, and swallowing difficulties after receiving nivolumab, which led to the diagnosis through various antibody tests and electromyogram findings.
  • Despite halting nivolumab and administering immunosuppressive treatment that improved the symptoms, a relapse occurred two years later, suggesting potential links between brain inflammation from radiation therapy and the onset of MG-LE overlap syndrome.
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