2024
Real-world infection risk in multiple sclerosis patients on long-term immunomodulatory treatments
Lambert C, Hussain T, Peters J, Longbrake E. Real-world infection risk in multiple sclerosis patients on long-term immunomodulatory treatments. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2024, 94: 106236. PMID: 39755026, PMCID: PMC11869388, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.106236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexAnti-CD20 medicationsDisease-modifying treatmentsDMT useS1P modulatorsImmunomodulatory treatmentImmune cellsSevere infectionsMultiple sclerosisLong-term immunomodulatory treatmentReal-life practice patternsTreatment durationInfection rateSelection of patientsClinical selection of patientsDeplete immune cellsObservational cohort studyBody mass indexSevere infection rateAnalyzed medical recordsIncreased infection riskInfection riskDisease modifying therapiesMultiple sclerosis patientsImmune subsets
2022
Infection risk in a real-world cohort of patients treated with long-term B-cell depletion for autoimmune neurologic disease
Peters J, Longbrake E. Infection risk in a real-world cohort of patients treated with long-term B-cell depletion for autoimmune neurologic disease. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2022, 68: 104400. PMID: 36544307, PMCID: PMC10075342, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term B-cell depletionB-cell depletionReal-world cohortSevere infectionsTotal infectionsSingle-center observational studyEffective disease-modifying therapiesInfectious adverse effectsFormer smoking statusRisk of hospitalizationAutoimmune neurologic diseasesAutoimmune neurologic disordersDisease-modifying therapiesYears of treatmentRate of infectionLong-term useImmunologic changesLaboratory abnormalitiesClinical factorsSmoking statusHigher BMIMultiple sclerosisSerious infectionsNeurologic disordersFemale genderRisks of Minor and Severe Infections in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Long-term B-cell Depletion (P13-4.011)
Peters J, Longbrake E. Risks of Minor and Severe Infections in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Long-term B-cell Depletion (P13-4.011). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.1270.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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