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Alemtuzumab for multiple sclerosis: Long term follow-up in a multi-centre cohort

Willis, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-6063, Harding, Katharine, Pickersgill, T., Wardle, Mark, Pearson, O., Scolding, N., Smee, J. and Robertson, Neil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5409-4909 2016. Alemtuzumab for multiple sclerosis: Long term follow-up in a multi-centre cohort. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 22 (9) , pp. 1215-1223. 10.1177/1352458515614092

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Abstract

Background: Alemtuzumab has recently been approved for treatment of relapsing MS, but concerns remain about its use since long-term studies of adverse events remain limited. Furthermore, a clear understanding of its application and durability of effect in clinical practice has yet to evolve. Objectives: To investigate long-term efficacy and safety outcomes in a multicentre cohort of patients treated with alemtuzumab. Methods: Patients treated from 2000 and followed-up at three regional centres were identified. Baseline and prospective data were obtained and validated by clinical record review. Results: One hundred patients were identified with a mean follow-up of 6.1 years (range 1–13). Forty patients were retreated with at least one further treatment cycle. Annualized relapse rates fell from 2.1 to 0.2 (p<0.0001) post-treatment and were sustained for up to eight years of follow-up. Mean change in EDSS score was +0.14. Forty-seven patients developed secondary autoimmunity. Conclusion: Observed reduction in relapse rates reflected those reported in clinical trials, but we were unable to corroborate previous observations of disability reversal. 40% of patients required additional treatment cycles. Autoimmune adverse events were common, occurring at a higher rate than previously reported, but were largely predictable, and could be managed effectively within a rigorous monitoring regime.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Publisher: Sage
ISSN: 1352-4585
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 8 March 2018
Date of Acceptance: 1 October 2015
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2023 07:24
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/87147

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