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Autoimmune disease after alemtuzumab treatment for multiple sclerosis in a multicenter cohort

Cossburn, Mark D, Pace, A. A., Jones, J., Ali, R., Ingram, Gillian, Baker, Katharine, Hirst, Claire Louise, Zajicek, J., Scolding, N., Boggild, M., Pickersgill, Trevor, Ben-Shlomo, Y., Coles, A. and Robertson, Neil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5409-4909 2011. Autoimmune disease after alemtuzumab treatment for multiple sclerosis in a multicenter cohort. Neurology 77 (6) , pp. 573-579. 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318228bec5

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Abstract

Objective: To define the rate, timing, and clinical risk factors for the development of autoimmune disease (AID) after alemtuzumab treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We analyzed prospective clinical and serologic data from 248 patients with MS treated with alemtuzumab, with median follow-up of 34.3 months (range 6.7–107.3). Results: Novel AID developed in 22.2%. Thyroid AID was most frequent (15.7%). A range of hematologic, renal, and dermatologic AID were also observed as was asymptomatic development of novel autoantibodies. AID was seen from 2 weeks after initial treatment and was most frequent 12–18 months after first treatment. No new cases of AID were identified 60 months or more after initial treatment and risk of AID was independent of total alemtuzumab dose or interval of dosage. While established risk factors for AID including sex and age had no impact on AID frequency, both family history (odds ratio = 7.31, 95% confidence interval 3.02–17.68) of AID and a personal smoking history (odds ratio = 3.05, 95% confidence interval 1.50–6.19) were predictive of AID expression. Conclusions: Cumulative risk for AID in MS following alemtuzumab is 22.2%, most frequent between 12 and 18 months following first dose and evident for up to 5 years. Individual risk is modified by smoking and family history, which should be incorporated within the counseling process prior to treatment. Classification of evidence: This study provides Class IV evidence that the risk of AID after alemtuzumab treatment for MS is time-limited and modified by external factors.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN: 0028-3878
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2022 07:24
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/29655

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