[HTML][HTML] Drugs targeting CD20 in multiple sclerosis: pharmacology, efficacy, safety, and tolerability

AK Carlson, M Amin, JA Cohen - Drugs, 2024 - Springer
Currently, there are four monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that target the cluster of
differentiation (CD) 20 receptor available to treat multiple sclerosis (MS): rituximab …

B cell depletion with anti-CD20 promotes neuroprotection in a BAFF-dependent manner in mice and humans

AA Wang, F Luessi, T Neziraj, E Pössnecker… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Anti-CD20 therapy to deplete B cells is highly efficacious in preventing new white matter
lesions in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), but its protective …

The neuropathobiology of multiple sclerosis

MS Woo, JB Engler, MA Friese - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
Chronic low-grade inflammation and neuronal deregulation are two components of a
smoldering disease activity that drives the progression of disability in people with multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Ocrelizumab exposure in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: 10-year analysis of the phase 2 randomized clinical trial and its extension

L Kappos, A Traboulsee, DKB Li, A Bar-Or… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Open-label extension (OLE) studies help inform long-term safety and efficacy of disease-
modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis (MS). We report exploratory analyses from a phase …

Ublituximab: a new FDA-approved anti-CD20 mAb for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

VO Boldrini, S Mader, T Kümpfel, E Meinl - Multiple Sclerosis and Related …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ublituximab, an intravenous glycoengineered chimeric anti-CD20 IgG1 monoclonal
antibody (mAb), is a new FDA-approved treatment for relapsing forms of Multiple Sclerosis …

Clinical and Treatment Considerations for the Pediatric and Aging Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

A Siddiqui, JH Yang, LH Hua… - Neurologic …, 2024 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Most of the patients presenting with multiple sclerosis (MS) are in young or middle
adulthood. However, approximately 5% have pediatric-onset MS (POMS), and with …

Memory B cell–guided extended interval dosing of ocrelizumab in multiple sclerosis

D Meng, R Sacco, G Disanto, F Widmer… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ocrelizumab (OCR) is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody approved for the
treatment of relapsing-remitting and primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed …

[HTML][HTML] The ocrelizumab wearing-off phenomenon is associated with reduced immunomodulatory response and increased neuroaxonal damage in multiple sclerosis

I Monteiro, V Nicolella, M Fiorenza, F Novarella… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Objective The wearing-off phenomenon is common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS)
treated with ocrelizumab. We aim to evaluate the presence and severity of wearing-off to …

Estimating drug concentration–response relationships by applying causal inference methods for continuous point exposures and time-to-event outcomes

S Yiu, Q Wang, F Mercier, M Manfrini… - … Methods in Medical …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In clinical development, it is useful to characterize the causal relationship between individual
drug concentrations and clinical outcomes in large phase III trials of new therapeutic agents …

Extended interval dosing with ocrelizumab in multiple sclerosis

F Novak, HM Bajwa, K Østergaard… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: This study investigates clinical and biomarker differences between standard
interval dosing (SID) and extended interval dosing (EID) of ocrelizumab therapy in multiple …