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    J Clin Neurol. 2020 Oct;16(4):530-546. English.
    Published online Sep 09, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2020.16.4.530
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    Review

    Anti-SOX1 Antibodies in Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome

    Xuan Sun,a,* Jiping Tan,a,* Hui Sun,b Yan Liu,a Weiping Guan,a Jianjun Jia,a and Zhenfu Wanga
      • aGeriatric Neurological Department of the Second Medical Centre, National Clinical Research Center of Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
      • bDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
    • Correspondence: Zhenfu Wang, MD, PhD. Geriatric Neurological Department of the Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian Distrct, Beijing 100853, China. Tel +86-010-66876367, Fax +86-010-66876367, Email: zhenfuw@sina.com

      *These authors contributed equally to this work.
    Received January 08, 2020; Revised May 06, 2020; Accepted May 06, 2020.

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    Abstract

    Anti-Sry-like high mobility group box (SOX) 1 antibodies (abs) are partly characterized onconeural autoantibodies (autoabs) due to their correlation with neoplastic diseases. Anti-SOX1 abs are associated with various clinical manifestations, including Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) and paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD). However, the clinical characteristics of patients with anti-SOX1 abs have not been described in detail. This review systematically explores the reported patients with anti-SOX1 abs and analyzes these cases for demographic characteristics, clinical features, coexisting neuronal autoabs, neuroimaging findings, treatment, and clinical outcomes. In addition, considering that PCD is the most common paraneoplastic neurological syndrome and that the association between PCD and anti-SOX1 abs remains unclear, we focus on the presence of autoabs in relation to PCD and associated tumors. PCD-associated autoabs include various intracellular autoabs (e.g., anti-Hu, anti-Yo, anti-Ri, and anti-SOX1) and cell-surface autoabs (anti-P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel). Commonly involved tumors in PCD are small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), gynecological, and breast tumors. LEMS is the most common clinical symptom in patients with anti-SOX1 abs, followed by PCD, and multiple neuronal autoabs coexist in 47.1% of these patients. SCLC is still the predominant tumor in patients with anti-SOX1 abs, while non-SCLC is uncommon. No consistent imaging feature is found in patients with anti-SOX1 abs, and there is no consensus on either the therapy choice or therapeutic efficacy. In conclusion, the presence of anti-SOX1 abs alone is a potential predictor of an uncommon paraneoplastic neurological disorder, usually occurring in the setting of LEMS, PCD, and SCLC. The detection of anti-SOX1 abs contributes to an early diagnosis of underlying tumors, given the diversity of clinical symptoms and the absence of characteristic neuroimaging features.

    Keywords
    SOXB1 transcription factors; antibodies; paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration; small cell lung carcinoma; carcinoma; non-small-cell lung

    INTRODUCTION

    Paraneoplastic neurological syndrome (PNS) is a rare immune-mediated consequence of an immune cross response between a tumor and the nervous system, which may be diagnosed based on the presence of specific onconeural antibodies (abs).1 Fewer than 1% of cancer patients overall develop PNS,2 but it is important to distinguish PNS in a timely manner because this can allow occult tumors to be identified.

    PNS comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders that can affect every part of the nervous system, involving the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and neuromuscular junction.3 Classic PNS includes neurological syndromes that are often associated with cancer, such as paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD), Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), encephalomyelitis, paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (PLE), and sensory neuronopathy.3 PCD is the most common PNS and originates from autoimmune damage to the cerebellum.4 Classic PCD has a subacute course, with less than 12 weeks of a severe cerebellar syndrome with no evidence of cerebellar atrophy other than that expected based on the age of the patient with a Rankin Scale score of at least 3 (indicating that symptoms significantly interfere with the lifestyle or prevent a totally independent existence).3 PCD patients exhibit various cerebellar ataxia symptoms such as ataxia, dysmetria, dysarthria, nystagmus, dizziness, and vertigo. Although studies have investigated the association between PNS autoabs and PCD, the neuronal autoantibodies (autoabs) in PCD have not been fully described.2

    Two types of PNS autoabs are classified based on the target antigen location: intracellular (onconeuronal) targets and cell-surface targets.5 In recent decades, the detection of well-characterized onconeuronal autoabs [e.g., anti-Hu, anti-Yo, anti-collapsin response-mediator protein-5 (CRMP5), and anti-amphiphysin] has improved the ability to diagnose PNS. These autoabs react with antigens expressed in both tumor and neuronal structures, which prompted the hypothesis of autoimmune pathogenesis.5 In the past 15 years, anti-glial nuclear ab (AGNA) targeting the Bergmann glia cells of the adult cerebellum was believed to be an intracellular ab associated with PNS.6 Proteins of Sry-like high mobility group box (SOX) 1 were identified as the corresponding antigens generating the immune response.7 SOX1 proteins are developmental transcription factors that share a conserved DNA-binding protein and play a vital role in central nervous system development.8, 9, 10 Anti-SOX1 abs have been associated with various neurological syndromes in which LEMS is thought to be the most frequent clinical characteristic.11 Aside from LEMS, PCD, PLE, and neuropathy have also been reported.12 However, the prevalence rates of these clinical symptoms and other clinical features in patients with anti-SOX1 abs still need to be systematically elucidated.

    While the specific pathogenesis remains unclear, anti-SOX1 abs are believed to be malignant neoplasm-related onconeural autoabs due to their close relationship with tumors. Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most prominently associated tumor in PNS, reportedly being present in up to 3–5% of PNS cases.4, 13 Similarly, anti-SOX1 abs are also considered serological markers of SCLC,12, 14, 15 and they appear in up to 36.5% of patients with SCLC.15 Additionally, anti-SOX1 abs have reportedly been the most frequently detected autoabs in 49% of patients with PCD and SCLC.16 However, the understanding of the underlying mechanism of non-SCLC (NSCLC)-associated PNS is hindered by the rarity of the cases, with only a few studies described NSCLC patients presenting with anti-SOX1 abs.12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

    Since PCD is considered the most common PNS, we reviewed the neuronal autoabs and associated tumors presenting as PCD (Table 1). In addition, we critically reviewed the clinical features of 486 cases of anti-SOX1 abs with identified tumors in 32 English-language and 4 Chinese-language studies reported up to December 2019 (Tables 2 and 3). The purpose of this study was to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the clinical characteristics of anti-SOX1-abs-positive patients, and to better recognize neuronal autoabs in PCD and their associated tumors.

    Table 1
    Neural autoantibodies in PCD and their associated tumors

    Table 2
    Anti-SOX1-abs-related clinical characteristics

    Table 3
    Clinical and immunological data of patients with anti-SOX1 abs

    NEURONAL ABS IN PCD AND THEIR ASSOCIATED TUMORS

    Immune-mediated cerebellar ataxias (IMCAs) represent a clinical entity comprising various autoimmune-based etiologies such as PCD, gluten ataxia, anti-glutamate decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) ab-associated cerebellar ataxia, postinfectious cerebellitis, and opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome.22 PCD is a kind of IMCA that is characterized by immune-mediated neuronal dysfunction resulting in selective damage to the cerebellar Purkinje cells triggered by a neoplasm.23 PCD is defined as cerebellar ataxia with the development of cancer within 5 years or the appearance of neuronal autoabs that ensure a definite diagnosis of PCD.1 Cerebellar ataxia is the first manifestation of neoplasms in 70% of PCD patients.1

    Neuronal abs

    Immune responses are increasingly being associated with PCD (Table 1). Some are directly correlated with cerebellar symptoms, whereas others lack syndrome specificity and might simply indicate a tumor-induced immune response. The relevant autoabs have included well-characterized intracellular (nuclear or cytoplasmic) autoabs such as Hu, Yo, Ri, CV2/CRMP5, and Ma2 autoabs; partly characterized intracellular autoabs such as SOX1 and zinc-finger protein (Zic) 4 autoabs; and cell-surface (synaptic or plasma membrane) autoabs such as voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) (P/Q type), Tr, and mGluR1 autoabs (Table 1). Among them, anti-Yo autoabs are the most common.22, 24

    Studies performed over the past 15 years have revealed the presence of PCD in patients with anti-SOX1 abs,21, 25 and we also found chronic PCD with anti-SOX1 abs in patients with NSCLC of mediastinal squamous-cell carcinoma. Although the precise mechanisms underlying PCD in anti-SOX1 abs remain unclear, they are attributed to the SOX1 antigen and related proteins that have accumulated in the Purkinje cell layer of the adult human cerebellum.26, 27

    Associated tumors

    PCD generally predates a cancer diagnosis. Cerebellar ataxia occurs before the tumor has been detected in nearly 30% of patients.28 Tumors that are more commonly involved in PCD are lung tumors (anti-Hu, anti-CV2/CRMP5, anti-VGCC, and anti-SOX1), gynecological, and breast tumors (anti-Yo and anti-Ri) and, less frequently, Hodgkin's lymphoma (anti-Tr and anti-mGluR1) (Table 1).2, 24, 29 The most commonly associated type of lung cancer is SCLC, which is highly immunogenic.4 SCLC is a neuroendocrine differentiated tumor, and SCLC tumor cells contain various neuronal antigens present in the nervous system; therefore, SCLC is frequently involved in PNS.

    On the other hand, PCD is less common in NSCLC than in SCLC.13, 30 Evidence of PCD associated with NSCLC comes from only a few case reports and relevant neuronal autoabs, including those to SOX1, Yo, Hu, CV2/CRMP5, Ma2, VGCC, and Tr.1, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Furthermore, 18 reported patients with NSCLC presented PCD without identifiable autoabs.30, 36, 37, 38, 39 In four patients with NSCLC, squamous-cell lung carcinoma was demonstrated with anti-Tr abs in one patient, anti-SOX1 abs in one patient, and no identified autoabs in the other two patients (Table 1).35, 38, 39

    ANTI-SOX1 ABS

    Demographic characteristics

    This systematic review of 520 cases of patients with anti-SOX1 abs included 34 cases without an identified cancer. Among 284 patients with anti-SOX1 abs in which the sex was reported, more males (n=194, 68.3%) than females (n=90, 31.7%) have been described, with an age range from 17 years to 87 years (Table 2).

    Neurological disorder

    PNS was identified in 67.3% (n=350) of the patients with anti-SOX1 abs and other coexisting autoabs, and in 21.2% (n=110) of those with anti-SOX1 abs alone. Since the presence of coexisting autoabs may also result in the development of clinical symptoms, and hence make it difficult to identify the symptoms attributable specifically to anti-SOX1 abs, we analyzed only clinical manifestations in the patients with anti-SOX1 abs alone (Table 3).

    The neurological presentations of patients with anti-SOX1 abs are more diverse than traditionally recognized, and they can be misdiagnosed as neurodegenerative disorders. The neurological dysfunction associated with anti-SOX1 abs may involve multiple levels of the neuraxis, including the limbic system, cerebellum, peripheral nervous system, and neuromuscular junction. Among the 110 anti-SOX1-abs-positive patients with identified cancer, LEMS (30.0%, n=33) was the most common PNS,6, 11, 12, 40, 41, 42, 43 followed by PCD (18.2%, n=20),12, 16, 25, 40, 44 PLE (18.2%, n=20),6, 12, 17, 40, 45 and neuropathy (8.2%, n=9) (Table 3).6, 41, 42, 43, 46

    As the most frequent symptom in patients with anti-SOX1 abs, 30.0% of the patients in our review had LEMS and anti-SOX1 abs alone. In the literature there are reports of 64% of patients with both LEMS and SCLC presenting with anti-SOX1 abs,7 compared with 22–36.5% of patients with SCLC alone.7, 11, 15, 47 We presume that there were still some patients with LEMS and SCLC among the 30.9% of anti-SOX1 abs patients with unidentified PNS, based on most of them having SCLC.12, 48 Therefore, the actual proportion of patients with LEMS and anti-SOX1 abs should exceed 30.0%. Our review data support the notion that anti-SOX1 abs could be the main predictor of SCLC in patients with LEMS.49

    It was intriguing that 78 patients with anti-SOX1 abs alone showed no clinical manifestations of PNS. Antineuronal autoabs were believed to be immune effectors of neurological dysfunction with regards to membranous antigens (i.e., calcium-channel abs). However, anti-SOX1 abs are directed against intracellular nuclear proteins, which are subject to a cytotoxic T-cell response.5, 50 Therefore, anti-SOX1 abs that per se exert a direct pathogenic effect in PNS are unlikely. This is also supported by the absence of clinical symptoms or survival divergence between anti-SOX1-abs-positive and anti-SOX1-abs-negative patients in SCLC. Nevertheless, similar to other onconeural autoabs (e.g., anti-Hu and anti-Yo), anti-SOX1 abs are still useful for reminding physicians to treat underlying tumors in patients.

    Coexisting tumors

    Cancers were identified in 93.5% (n=486) of the 520 patients with anti-SOX1 abs. The presence of anti-SOX1 abs is a potential predictor of underlying SCLC, and SCLC represented the predominant cancer (85.2%, 414 of the 486 cancer patients) (Table 3).6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 The underlying pathogenic mechanism may be due to the immunoreactivity of SCLC patients against epitopes of the conserved high-mobility group box;14 apart from preventing neural differentiation in progenitor cells and being mainly expressed in the developing nervous system and down-regulated in adults, SOX1 proteins also affect the airway epithelial differentiation and are highly immunogenic.14, 18

    Until now, little has been known about the prevalence and underlying pathogenesis of NSCLC and anti-SOX1-abs-related PNS. Our study found that only 22 patients with anti-SOX1 abs had NSCLC corresponding to other histological types, which were described as squamous-cell cancer (n=6),17, 19 adenocarcinoma (n=7),19, 21 bronchial carcinoid (n=1),46 polymorphic NSCLC (n=1),21 and unspecified NSCLC (n=7) (Table 3).6, 12, 20 We found that anti-SOX1 abs in patients with NSCLC of mediastinal squamous-cell carcinoma constituted one of the six cases of squamous-cell lung cancer. Abnormal DNA methylation of the promoter region of SOX1 is a potential pathogenesis.19, 62

    Notably, a small group (n=34, 6.5%) of the 520 patients with anti-SOX1 abs developed neurological symptoms without underlying tumors,7, 11, 12, 18, 20, 21, 25, 45, 46, 49, 63 even after years of follow-up, but the mechanism that triggered the autoimmune response remains unknown. A possible explanation is that the tumor was too small to be detected or would have developed in the future. In congruence with a recent study, in a patient with multiple autoabs (those to SOX1, Hu, Yo, Zic4, and CV2) but without tumor identification, SCLC was confirmed until 30 months after disease onset.61 Furthermore, despite the follow-up lasting up to 15 years and being a median of 7 years, we cannot exclude the possibility that some cancer-negative patients had an occult neoplasm owing to the absence of cancer checkups in most patients.18, 49 Therefore, autoabs alone were not sufficient for differentiating cancer-positive from cancer-negative patients.

    Other coexisting neural autoabs

    Coexisting neuronal autoabs were not uncommon in patients with anti-SOX1 abs. Frequencies of the coexistence of anti-SOX1 abs with other neuronal autoabs exceeded the frequencies previously assumed for PNS. A previous study of 9,183 PNS patients with identified autoabs revealed the coexistence of multiple antineuronal abs in 17% of them.64 Additionally, 28% of 85 SCLC patients compared with 18% of 210 NSCLC patients had more than 1 ab.15, 64 In the current review, 245 (47.1%) of the 520 patients showed the coexistence of multiple onconeuronal and cell-surface autoabs at any time point: 213 (41.0%) patients had 2 autoabs,6, 7, 11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66 27 (5.1%) patients had 3 autoabs,11, 15, 16, 51, 53, 56, 57, 58, 64 4 (0.8%) patients had 4 autoabs,15, 16, 21, 64 and 1 (0.2%) patient had 5 autoabs.61 In the 285 patients with additional autoabs coexisting with anti-SOX1 abs, anti-VGCCP/Q (n=157, 55.1%)6, 7, 11, 16, 42, 48, 49, 57, 64 and anti-Hu (n=73, 25.6%)7, 11, 15, 16, 21, 46, 51, 55, 58, 61, 64 abs were the most common (Table 3).

    Most of the present patients had SCLC, with only one having Hodgkin's lymphoma65 and three patients having NSCLC.20, 21 On the other hand, 53.4% (n=221) of the 414 SCLC patients with anti-SOX1 abs exhibited multireactivity. The presence of coexisting autoabs reflects a multifaceted response to the diverse immunogenic proteins expressed in tumors, and it is conceivable that clusters of autoabs are explained by a tumor causing mutagenic processes.64, 67 The presence of multiple autoabs coexisting with anti-SOX1 abs could be a stronger predictor of an SCLC diagnosis than the presence of only anti-SOX1 abs.64, 68

    Among the anti-SOX1 abs patients with coexisting neuronal autoabs, 11 with additional autoabs to cell-surface proteins [α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) and γ-aminobutyric acid-B receptor (GABABR)] had a high probability of developing syndromes influenced by the additional autoabs: all patients had PLE, which is typical of anti-AMPAR or GABABR autoimmune syndrome.69

    The presence of multiple autoabs in patients—including antineuronal abs (e.g., anti-Hu, anti-Yo, and anti-amphiphysin) and cell-surface abs (anti-AMPAR and anti-GABABR)—is associated with multiple coexisting PNS components and a worse prognosis compared with the presence of a single autoab. Multiple autoabs were present in 79% (n=11) of the 14 patients with anti-SOX1 abs who died. Consistent with our findings, Hardy-Werbin et al.15 suggested that the presence of a single autoab in SCLC was associated with a better outcome in SCLC patients than the presence of multiple autoabs. Multiple cytotoxic T-cell mechanisms mediated by autoabs might influence the outcome in patients with onconeuronal autoabs. These findings suggest that the coexistence of additional paraneoplastic autoimmunity is also a potential predictor of a poor clinical outcome. In addition, attention still needs to be paid to the case reports of only anti-SOX1 abs being present in patients with a relatively short follow-up period, which may lead to statistical errors.17, 41

    Anti-SOX1 abs in the cerebrospinal fluid

    In most cases of PNS associated with cell-surface abs (e.g., abs against the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor), there is a significant clinical immunological correlation between antigen-specific intrathecal humoral immune responses and the presence of symptoms, supporting the hypothesis of autoimmunity being involved in the pathogenesis.5 In contrast, PNS associated with onconeuronal autoabs such as anti-SOX1 abs is mediated by cytotoxic T-cell mechanisms.5 In addition, a previous study analyzed 489 patients with a clinical suspicion of PNS for the presence of well-characterized onconeural abs.70 Only 18 patients (3.7%) presented positive autoabs in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and 10 of the 15 patients affected by PNS involving the central nervous system showed the intrathecal synthesis of onconeural abs. Therefore, although the intrathecal synthesis of onconeural abs has been found in a few patients, the common consensus is that the presence of onconeural autoabs is predictive of a tumor. However, there is a lack of exhaustive studies to confirm a direct pathogenic role.

    The present review found that most of anti-SOX1 abs were identified in serum, in addition to 10 patients identified by applying immunohistochemistry to biopsy specimens.19 Paired CSF and serum samples were available for only 17 patients with SOX1 reactivity.6, 20, 21, 25, 55, 59, 61, 63, 65 Among them, 4 patients were negative for anti-SOX1 abs in the CSF,21, 25 while the other 13 patients showed positive anti-SOX1 abs reactivity in the CSF.6, 20, 21, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65

    Neuroimaging features

    According to the commonly accepted diagnostic criteria of PCD from the Euronetwork in 2004,71 there should be no MRI evidence of cerebellar atrophy for severe PCD within 12 weeks, other than what would be expected given the age of a patient. Indeed, the initial MRI findings have been normal in most PCD patients,22 although there have also been reports of diffuse cerebellar enlargement.72 At present, the consensus is that most PCD patients do not have abnormal cerebellar signals on MRI, and some [(18)F]fluoro-deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) findings have revealed the manifestation of cerebellar hypermetabolism in the early stage of PCD.73 As time passes, MRI may show cerebellar atrophy, while 18F-FDG PET shows hypometabolism.

    Brain or spinal MRI data were available for 30 patients with anti-SOX1 abs in this review. The proportions of cases with normal and abnormal MRI findings for anti-SOX1 abs were very similar, with 46.7% of the patients (n=14) showing normal findings regardless of the follow-up time.17, 21, 40, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 Abnormal cerebellar changes were observed in only 3 of the 30 patients with anti-SOX1 abs:21, 25 2 patients with PCD had cerebellar atrophy21 and 1 patient with PCD had diffuse hyperintense lesions in T2-weighted imaging of the cerebellum and brainstem.25

    In general, 46.7% of the patients (n=14) showed brain lesi ons,12, 20, 21, 25, 45, 55, 56, 61, 65 with 11 patients having PLE and 3 having PCD.20, 21, 45, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 61, 65 In addition, 10.0% of the patients (n=3) had spinal lesions.21, 40, 61 Among all patients with abnormal lesions, one showed both brain and spinal lesions,61 and only three patients had anti-SOX abs alone;25, 40, 45 therefore, we cannot exclude the possibility that the lesions were caused by additional coexisting autoabs.

    Treatment and clinical outcomes

    The extremely low prevalence of anti-SOX1-abs-related PNS has prevented randomized controlled trials, and hence there are no evidence-based guidelines for treatment. Therapeutic management was mentioned for 29.6% (n=154) of the 520 patients reported in the literature. Almost all of these patients (99.4%, n=153) were therapeutically managed using one or more of the following oncological treatments: tumor resection, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. In combination with anticancer treatment, 20 (13.1%) patients also received first-line immunotherapy (corticosteroids, plasmapheresis, or intravenous immunoglobulin) or second-line immunotherapy (azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, or rituximab) (Table 2). Only one patient who presented with PCD without underlying cancer during the 3 years of follow-up received corticosteroids alone.25

    These therapeutic interventions led to improvement in the neurological symptoms in 34% (n=32) of the 94 patients for whom therapeutic outcomes were reported. The follow-up time ranged from 15 days to 29 months.17, 20, 41, 46, 47, 58, 59, 60, 66 The neurological symptoms did not improve in 10 patients.25, 42, 44, 46, 47, 51, 61, 65 Among the other patients with or without treatment, 14 died during a follow-up of up to 30.75 months,40, 43, 45, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 all of whom were SCLC patients.

    PNS is often therapy-refractive and relentlessly progressive. From the perspective of PCD, most patients have a generally poor clinical prognosis. Anti-neoplasm therapy and immunotherapies provide no benefit to most patients,22 and no more than 10% of patients with PCD are thought to respond to immunotherapy following removal of the neoplasms.74 This is likely to reflect the early and irreversible destruction of Purkinje cells. However, Mitoma et al.22 proposed the therapeutic principle of “time is cerebellum” in IMCAs for the greatest level of improvement in cerebellar ataxia and the resilience of the cerebellar networks, which emphasized the priority of eliminating antigens, such as removing the primary tumor and the early administration of immunotherapy treatment. The early introduction of treatment during the period of so-called cerebellar reserve—defined as mild cerebellar atrophy and retention of the compensation capacity— is crucially important for preventing immune-mediated reactions and the cessation of oncological progression, which are thought to be correlated with a better prognosis.

    It is noteworthy that some studies have suggested the presence of paraneoplastic autoimmunity in patients with anti- SOX1 abs, indicating an efficient antitumor immune response. The presence and higher titers of anti-SOX1 abs seem to be associated with better therapeutic responses in patients with SCLC.47 However, further consistent findings have not been reported. There is a general tendency for patients with NSCLC and non-lung tumors to have better clinical outcomes, given that all of the summarized deceased patients were found to have SCLC. There is also increasing evidence that neither the presence nor the absence of anti-SOX1 abs is correlated with survival in SCLC,11, 48, 75 and so we speculate that the prognosis of patients is largely determined by the original tumor type. The median survival time from the diagnosis of SCLC was shorter than 1 year, and the overall survival rate at 5 years was less than 10% due to its early metastasis.76 The current study identified only one patient with squamous-cell lung cancer with a clinical outcome, and he fully recovered from PLE after 15 days of treatment without further follow-up.17

    In general, PNS in association with anti-SOX1 abs remains a therapeutic challenge, with the main beneficial interventions being stabilization of the neurological deficits, while symptomatic amelioration was only observed in subsets of patients.

    CONCLUSIONS

    This review of the clinical features of patients with anti-SOX1 abs has several practical implications. First, in patients with LEMS and PCD, determining whether anti-SOX1 abs are present could be useful for localizing underlying malignancy. Second, the presence of a tumor (especially SCLC) should be suspected in anti-SOX1-abs-related PNS in older patients as well as in those who have additional abs. Meanwhile, anti- SOX1 abs also exist in NSCLC and non-lung cancers. Third, regular follow-up in order to maximize the ability to detect potential cancer is crucial for cancer-negative patients with anti-SOX1 abs. Fourth, applying immediate oncological treatment and immunotherapy is important, although the therapeutic effect of immunotherapy requires further validation. Fifth, a higher malignancy grade of the primary tumor and the presence of additional paraneoplastic autoabs seem to be the main prognostic factors for a poor outcome.

    The main gaps in current studies are related to the incompleteness of clinical data for some patients, which may have resulted in the wide variation among the patients included in our analysis. Further studies that analyze comprehensive data on anti-SOX1 abs are needed. However, our study is the first review to fully describe the clinical characteristics of anti-SOX1 abs and their relationship with LEMS and PCD. We have provided practical information that clinicians can utilize in the differential diagnosis of PCD and neurological syndromes with positivity for anti-SOX1 abs.

    Notes

    Author Contributions:

    • Conceptualization: Zhenfu Wang.

    • Data curation: Xuan Sun, Yan Liu, Jiping Tan, Hui Sun.

    • Supervision: Weiping Guan, Jianjun Jia.

    • Writing—original draft: Xuan Sun, Jiping Tan, Hui Sun.

    • Writing—review & editing: Weiping Guan, Jianjun Jia, Zhenfu Wang.

    Conflicts of Interest:The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

    Acknowledgements

    None.

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    Breast Neoplasms
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    Early Diagnosis
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    Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
    Lung Neoplasms
    Nervous System Diseases
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    SOXB1 Transcription Factors
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