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. 2020 Mar 10;83(2):132–140. doi: 10.4046/trd.2020.0015

Table 1. Immunosuppressive agents associated with the development of Pneumocystis pneumonia.

Immunosuppressive agent
Corticosteroids mTOR inhibitors
Alkylating agents Everolimus
 Cyclophosphamide Sirolimus
 Temozolomide Temsirolimus
Antibiotics/Immunosuppressants TNF-α inhibitors
 Bleomycin Adalimumab
Antimetabolites Certolizumab pegol
 Cytarabine Etanercept
 Fluorouracil Golimumab
 Methotrexate Infliximab
Calcineurin inhibitors IL-6 inhibitors
 Cyclosporine Sarilumab
 Tacrolimus Tocilizumab
Purine analogs Monoclonal antibodies
 Azathioprine Alemtuzumab
 Cladribine Rituximab
 Fludarabine JAK inhibitor
 Mycophenolate mofetil Tofacitinib
CTLA4-Ig*
Belatacept

*CTLA4-Ig: fusion protein composed of the extracellular domain of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4).

mTOR: mammalian target of rapamycin; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α; IL-6: interleukin 6.