Background: Alemtuzumab, is a compound approved for highly active MS, and, in Europe, employed after the use of other disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) with an escalation approach or used as a first therapeutic option. The occurrence of secondary autoimmune adverse events and or infections can differ depending on the employed approach. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in real-world MS population that encompassed patients previously treated with other DMTs. Methods: 35 patients, treated with alemtuzumab in a single MS Center, were followed for at least 36 months. The study investigated the prevalence of patients reaching the phase of the non-active disease (NEDA-3). All the adverse events were also reported, and correlations assessed. Results: At the 36-month follow-up, 66,7% of patients achieved the NEDA-3 status, 90,5% of the patients were relapse-free, 85,7% showed no signs of disability progression, nor signs of MRI activity. Adverse events were observed in 45,7% of the patients and ranked as severe in 23% of them. Cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), pancytopenia, viral hepatitis E, and noninfectious meningo-encephalomyelitis were found and reported. For these complications, the post hoc analysis showed possible interactive factors and causality related to previous DMT treatments. Conclusions: In a real-world MS population like the one investigated in our study, alemtuzumab was found to be an effective treatment when employed as an escalation or rescue therapy. The compound exhibits a variable safety profile and frequent adverse events that are likely depending on previous treatments and their impact on the immune system.

di Ioia M., Di Stefano V., Farina D., Di Tommaso V., Travaglini D., Pietrolongo E., et al. (2020). Alemtuzumab treatment of multiple sclerosis in real-world clinical practice: A report from a single Italian center. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS, 38, 101504 [10.1016/j.msard.2019.101504].

Alemtuzumab treatment of multiple sclerosis in real-world clinical practice: A report from a single Italian center

Di Stefano V.
Secondo
Formal Analysis
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2020-02-01

Abstract

Background: Alemtuzumab, is a compound approved for highly active MS, and, in Europe, employed after the use of other disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) with an escalation approach or used as a first therapeutic option. The occurrence of secondary autoimmune adverse events and or infections can differ depending on the employed approach. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in real-world MS population that encompassed patients previously treated with other DMTs. Methods: 35 patients, treated with alemtuzumab in a single MS Center, were followed for at least 36 months. The study investigated the prevalence of patients reaching the phase of the non-active disease (NEDA-3). All the adverse events were also reported, and correlations assessed. Results: At the 36-month follow-up, 66,7% of patients achieved the NEDA-3 status, 90,5% of the patients were relapse-free, 85,7% showed no signs of disability progression, nor signs of MRI activity. Adverse events were observed in 45,7% of the patients and ranked as severe in 23% of them. Cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), pancytopenia, viral hepatitis E, and noninfectious meningo-encephalomyelitis were found and reported. For these complications, the post hoc analysis showed possible interactive factors and causality related to previous DMT treatments. Conclusions: In a real-world MS population like the one investigated in our study, alemtuzumab was found to be an effective treatment when employed as an escalation or rescue therapy. The compound exhibits a variable safety profile and frequent adverse events that are likely depending on previous treatments and their impact on the immune system.
feb-2020
Settore MED/26 - Neurologia
di Ioia M., Di Stefano V., Farina D., Di Tommaso V., Travaglini D., Pietrolongo E., et al. (2020). Alemtuzumab treatment of multiple sclerosis in real-world clinical practice: A report from a single Italian center. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS, 38, 101504 [10.1016/j.msard.2019.101504].
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