Rituximab for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: a review

CG Chisari, E Sgarlata, S Arena, S Toscano, M Luca… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In the last decades, evidence suggesting the direct or indirect involvement of B cells on
multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis has accumulated. The increased amount of data on …

Administration of COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients

M Negahdaripour, M Shafiekhani, SMI Moezzi… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of vaccination programs against COVID-19 in different countries,
several populations such as patients with specific immunological conditions have been …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination leading to CNS inflammation: a case series

M Khayat-Khoei, S Bhattacharyya, J Katz… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The availability of vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), provides hope towards mitigation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Vaccination and immunotherapies in neuroimmunological diseases

A Winkelmann, M Loebermann, M Barnett… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Neuroimmunological diseases and their treatment compromise the immune system, thereby
increasing the risk of infections and serious illness. Consequently, vaccinations to protect …

Case report: multiple sclerosis relapses after vaccination against SARS-CoV2: a series of clinical cases

R Nistri, E Barbuti, V Rinaldi, L Tufano, V Pozzilli… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To describe a temporal association between COVID-19 vaccine administration
and multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses. Methods: This case series study was collected in four …

New diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in the setting of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine exposure

K Toljan, M Amin, A Kunchok, D Ontaneda - Journal of Neuroimmunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) with onset in the setting of acute SARS-CoV-2 virus
infection has been reported, and reactivation of MS following non-mRNA COVID-19 …

Vaccinations in patients with multiple sclerosis: A Delphi consensus statement

A Riva, V Barcella, SV Benatti… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at increased risk of infection.
Vaccination can mitigate these risks but only if safe and effective in MS patients, including …

An update on the status of vaccine development for SARS-CoV-2 including variants. Practical considerations for COVID-19 special populations

B Kantarcioglu, O Iqbal, J Lewis… - Clinical and Applied …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The progress in the development of various vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2 have
been rather remarkable owing to advancement in molecular and biologic sciences. Most of …

Associations of myeloid cells with cellular and humoral responses following vaccinations in patients with neuroimmunological diseases

M Wang, A Dehlinger, CF Zapata, M Golan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are widely used in neuroimmunological diseases such
as multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Although …

Vaccinations in multiple sclerosis patients receiving disease-modifying drugs

S Otero-Romero, A Ascherio… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
An early assessment and immunization of MS patients allows optimizing vaccine responses
and avoiding potential interference with treatment plans. Vaccinations are safe and effective …