Immunotherapy represents a rapidly expanding area of cancer treatment. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), monoclonal antibodies including those targeting cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 or the programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) axis, function by removing inhibitory signals on T-cell activation 1. While promoting T-cell mediated tumor lysis, ICI’s alter the immune system’s regulatory checkpoints which can lead to a host of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) 2, 3. Here, we describe a patient treated with nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey) for non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) over two years who developed overlapping n-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) antibody associated autoimmune encephalitis (AE)4. His hospital course was further complicated by dysautonomia responsive to high-dose steroids.
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