scholarly journals A long-term follow-up study on biochemical and clinical biomarkers of response to interferon beta-1b treatment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 841-851
Author(s):  
Anna Pietrzak ◽  
Alicja Kalinowska-Lyszczarz ◽  
Krystyna Osztynowicz ◽  
Alima Khamidulla ◽  
Wojciech Kozubski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Interferon Beta ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Clinical Biomarkers ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Long-term disability outcomes in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a 10-year follow-up study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1627-1636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Drulovic ◽  
Jovana Ivanovic ◽  
Sarlota Mesaros ◽  
Vanja Martinovic ◽  
Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

LONG-TERM SAFETY OF ALEMTUZUMAB IN RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: PREGNANCY AND INFECTION DATA FROM A COHORT OF PATIENTS ON OPEN LABEL STUDIES IN CAMBRIDGE

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (11) ◽  
pp. e4.15-e4
Author(s):  
Claire McCarthy ◽  
Orla Tuohy ◽  
Laura Azzopardi ◽  
Onajite Kousin-Ezewu ◽  
Joanne Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Serious Infections ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Remitting Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

BackgroundAlemtuzumab is recently licensed for use in active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in Europe and the USA. This observational cohort study investigated the long term safety of alemtuzumab in RRMS.MethodsClinical data was collected from a cohort of 87 patients who participated in open label studies of alemtuzumab in Cambridge, UK from 1999 to 2012. Pregnancy outcomes and the occurrence of moderate to severe infections were recorded.ResultsOver a median 7-year follow-up (range 33–144 months), no serious infections occurred that required hospitalisation. There were 11 cases of varicella zoster virus reactivation and one case of primary varicella zoster virus infection. In this cohort 15 babies were born to 12 women treated with alemtuzumab. The median interval from their most recent alemtuzumab treatment to birth was 26 months (range 13–86 months). All of the babies were healthy and delivered without complications. One woman had experienced a miscarriage at 8 weeks gestation but went on to have two successful pregnancies.ConclusionsDuring prolonged follow-up of this cohort of patients treated with alemtuzumab no serious infections occurred. No increased risk of miscarriage or foetal abnormality was seen in the small number of pregnancies studied.

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