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  • Switching from Gilenya to Rituximab for MS May Be Problem, Case Study Says

    Posted by MS News Today Moderator on August 30, 2018 at 5:50 pm

    Autoimmune diseases such as MS have too many B-cells or overactive B-cells, so rituximab may help rid the body of the excess immune cells.

    Discontinuing Gilenya (fingolimod) treatment and starting on rituximab therapy may be more complicated than originally thought. A new report chronicles the medical journey of a man with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with these drugs, and proposes a new treatment regimen.

    Read more about it here.

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