B‐cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis: Entering an era

AL Greenfield, SL Hauser - Annals of neurology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monoclonal antibodies that target CD20 expressing B cells represent an important new
treatment option for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). B‐cell‐depleting therapy is highly …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-CD20 therapies for multiple sclerosis: current status and future perspectives

M Margoni, P Preziosa, M Filippi, MA Rocca - Journal of Neurology, 2022 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating and neurodegenerative
disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS), often characterized by the accumulation …

B-cell therapies in multiple sclerosis

JJ Sabatino, SS Zamvil… - Cold Spring …, 2019 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
B cells play a vital function in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis through an array of
effector functions. All currently approved MS disease–modifying therapies alter the …

Targeting B cells in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: from pathophysiology to optimal clinical management

S Bittner, T Ruck, H Wiendl… - Therapeutic …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease that is caused by an
autoimmune response against central nervous system (CNS) structures. Traditionally …

Targeting B cells in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: recent advances and remaining challenges

K Lehmann-Horn, HC Kronsbein… - Therapeutic advances …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent years have substantially broadened our view on the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS). While earlier concepts focused predominantly on T lymphocytes as the key …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-CD20 B cell treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis

CA Roach, AH Cross - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of lytic therapies targeting B cells in the
treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). More modest efficacy has been noted in the …

Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies for relapsing and progressive multiple sclerosis

F Sellebjerg, M Blinkenberg, PS Sorensen - CNS drugs, 2020 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) was previously thought to be a T-cell-mediated, demyelinating
disease of the central nervous system. Disease-modifying therapies targeting T cells have …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the role of B cells in multiple sclerosis—towards specific targeting of pathogenic function

K Lehmann-Horn, S Kinzel, MS Weber - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
B cells, plasma cells and antibodies may play a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple
sclerosis (MS). This notion is supported by various immunological changes observed in MS …

Treatment of multiple sclerosis with anti-CD20 antibodies

B Barun, A Bar-Or - Clinical immunology, 2012 - Elsevier
The recently successful targeting of B cells in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using
monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting CD20 has established that it is no longer a question …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-CD20 therapies in multiple sclerosis: From pathology to the clinic

J de Sèze, E Maillart, A Gueguen, DA Laplaud… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The immune system plays a significant role in multiple sclerosis. While MS was historically
thought to be T cell-mediated, multiple pieces of evidence now support the view that B cells …