Immune attack targets in brain disease
Part of Brain & nervous system, Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This study looks at the immune system's role in neurological problems caused by cancer immunotherapy or autoimmune diseases. Researchers will collect spinal fluid to find out which immune targets are involved, which may help improve diagnosis and treatment.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You are covered by health insurance (social security)
- You agree to have a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) for research
- You have either: new neurological symptoms after recent immunotherapy, or a known autoimmune brain/spinal cord disease, or a condition like normal pressure hydrocephalus or high brain pressure without recent cancer or other autoimmune disease
- You are not on steroids or other immune-suppressing drugs within the last 15 days
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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