Monoclonal antibody treatment during pregnancy and/or lactation in women with MS or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

AI Ciplea, A Langer-Gould, A de Vries… - Neurology …, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess possible adverse effects on breastfed infants of mothers receiving
monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) during pregnancy and/or lactation. Methods We identified 23 …

Drug and neurofilament levels in serum and breastmilk of women with multiple sclerosis exposed to natalizumab during pregnancy and lactation

U Proschmann, R Haase, H Inojosa, K Akgün… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective To determine the transfer of the monoclonal antibody natalizumab into breastmilk
and to evaluate drug and serum neurofilament light chain ((s) NfL) levels in natalizumab …

Natalizumab during pregnancy and lactation

U Proschmann, K Thomas, S Thiel… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Managing medication during pregnancy and lactation in multiple sclerosis
(MS) patients needs to balance potential risks to the newborn with the substantial risks of …

Natalizumab use during the third trimester of pregnancy

A Haghikia, A Langer-Gould, G Rellensmann… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Natalizumab reduces multiple sclerosis relapses very effectively; however,
severe disease activity may return once natalizumab treatment is withdrawn, as …

Use of B-cell–depleting therapy in women of childbearing potential with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

A Galati, T McElrath, R Bove - Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Purpose of Review There is considerable heterogeneity in the use of B-cell depletion in
women of childbearing age, likely driven at least in part by the discrepancy between the …

Pregnancy and natalizumab: results of an observational study in 35 accidental pregnancies during natalizumab treatment

K Hellwig, A Haghikia, R Gold - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Natalizumab, a therapeutic monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of
relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is recommended to be withdrawn 3 months …

Disease activity in pregnancy and postpartum in women with MS who suspended rituximab and natalizumab

N Razaz, F Piehl, T Frisell… - Neurology …, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To evaluate risks of disease reactivity during pregnancy and postpartum following
rituximab (RTX) and natalizumab (NTZ) suspension in women with MS. Methods An …

Pregnancy and fetal outcomes following natalizumab exposure in pregnancy. A prospective, controlled observational study

N Ebrahimi, S Herbstritt, R Gold… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Safety data on first-trimester natalizumab exposure are scarce, as natalizumab
is usually withdrawn three months before pregnancy. Objective: The objective of this paper …

Anti-CD20 therapies and pregnancy in neuroimmunologic disorders: a cohort study from Germany

T Kümpfel, S Thiel, I Meinl, AI Ciplea… - Neurology …, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To report pregnancy outcomes and disease activity (DA) in women with MS,
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSDs), and other neuroimmunologic diseases …

Multiple sclerosis disease activity and disability following discontinuation of natalizumab for pregnancy

K Hellwig, M Tokic, S Thiel, N Esters… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The magnitude of risk of pregnancy-related multiple sclerosis relapses,
particularly severe relapses, following natalizumab cessation is unclear, as is whether this …