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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Neurophysiol. 2019 May 9;130(8):1440–1445. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.03.035

Table 1:

Patient Characteristics

All patients (n=23)
N (%)
Median age at time of treatment start, years (range) 64 (44-92 years)
Gender
 Male 18 (78%)
 Female 5 (22%)
Primary tumor type
 Melanoma 7 (30%)
 Non-small cell lung cancer 4 (17%)
 Renal cell cancer 4 (17%)
 Bladder 3 (13%)
 Prostate 2 (9%)
 Colorectal 1 (4%)
 Hepatocellular 1 (4%)
 Merkel cell cancer 1 (4%)
Symptoms
 Numbness 8 (35%)
 Paresthesia 13 (57%)
 Pain 14 (61%)
 Weakness 12 (52%)
 Neuropathy on exam 8 (35%)
 Muscle cramps and pain 2 (9%)
 Ptosis and diplopia 4 (17%)
 Dysarthria 1 (4%)
 Dyspnea 1 (4%)
Median time to onset of neurotoxicity, weeks (range) 5 (1-43 weeks)
Doses of ICI received prior to onset, median (range) 2 (1-20 doses)
Treatment
 Neuropathic pain medications 12 (52%)
 Corticosteroids 19 (83%)
 IVIG or plasmapheresis 5 (22%)
 Hospitalization 12 (52%)

ICI: immune checkpoint inhibitor; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin