July 18, 2022 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Case Suggests Soliris as Potential Treatment for Progressive MS Note: This story was updated July 20, 2022, to correct the headline to reflect that Soliris might be a potential treatment for progressive MS based on data from a single case report. A female patient with undiagnosed secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) was placed on Soliris (eculizumab)…
August 21, 2020 News by Steve Bryson, PhD Ocrevus Cancels RRMS Patient’s Immunity to Chickenpox Virus, Case Study Finds Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) eliminated the immunity, acquired through vaccination, to the varicella-zoster virus ā the virus that causes chickenpoxĀ and shingles ā in a man with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), a case study reported.Ā …
June 24, 2020 News by Vanessa Pataia Psychosis, Cognitive Difficulties May Be First Symptoms of RRMS, Case Report Indicates Psychosis and cognitive difficulties may be initial symptoms of relapsingāremitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), a case report says. āA case report revealing acute onset psychosis and cognitive impairment as primary manifestation in relapsingāremitting multiple sclerosisā was published in the journal…
June 16, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Aubagio Safely Used by 5 MS Patients With Active COVID-19 Infection Five people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who tested positive for COVID-19Ā whileĀ being treated with Aubagio (teriflunomide)Ā Ā all developed a mild infection, had good outcomes, and experienced no disease relapses, a case study reported. These findings suggest that use of Aubagio, a disease-modifying therapy that acts on the immune system,…
May 6, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD COVID-19 Infection Not Severe in PPMS Patient on Ocrevus, Case Report Finds COVID-19 infection in a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient being treated withĀ Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) ā an immunosuppressive therapy ā was not associated with any serious complications, a case study reports. This finding supports current suggestions that immunosuppressive therapies, by dampening immune and inflammatory responses, may help to protect…
August 23, 2019 News by Ana Pena PhD Rituximab Leads to ‘Dramatic’ Recovery in Boy with Aggressive RRMS, Case Study Reports Treatment with rituximabĀ ā sold as RituxanĀ in the U.S. by RocheĀ and Biogen, and asĀ MabThera byĀ Roche in Europe ā reversed disease course in a “dramatic fashion,” leading to complete remission in a 12-year-old boy with aggressiveĀ relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), a case report states. The report, “…
August 7, 2019 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Autoimmune Complications Associated with Lemtrada Solved Using Anti-CD20 Therapies, Case Studies Suggest Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisĀ (RRMS) patients treated with LemtradaĀ (alemtuzumab) may develop additional (secondary) autoimmune reactions. Anti-CD20 therapies, including rituximabĀ or Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), are a potential treatment for Lemtrada-associated autoimmune complications in patients who fail to respond to other conventional immunotherapies, according to a case report about two women in…
December 5, 2018 News by Ana Pena PhD Lemtrada Linked to Bleeding in Lungs in Case Report, 1 of 5 MS Cases Worldwide, Study Says AĀ potentially life-threatening case of bleeding in the lungs has been reported and attributed toĀ treatment with Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) by a woman withĀ relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Her medical team foundĀ diffuse alveolar hemorrhageĀ in this patient ā which resolved in about a week without treatment. The scientists advised that clinicians be alert…
August 23, 2018 News by Stacy Grieve, PhD Case Study Suggests Need for New Treatment Strategy When Switching from Gilenya to Rituximab 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. Both Gilenya (an approved MS therapy marketed by…
August 21, 2018 News by Janet Stewart, MSc Consecutive Use of Gilenya and Lemtrada Causes Disease Activity in MS Patient, Case Report Suggests Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients may experience severe disease exacerbation after switching fromĀ NovartisāĀ Gilenya (fingolimod) to Sanofi Genzymeās LemtradaĀ (alemtuzumab), a case report suggests. This unexpected high disease activity raises questions about managing MS through the consecutive use of immunotherapies. The case report, āUnexpected high multiple…
May 16, 2018 News by Janet Stewart, MSc Complications from Gilenya Treatment Managed Successfully, Case Report Says A case study reported the successful management of a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient who developed a rare condition in the brain ā progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyĀ (PML) ā due to treatment with Novartis Pharmaceuticalās Gilenya (fingolimod). The study, titled āFingolimod-associated PML with mild IRIS in MS: A…
December 28, 2017 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Zinbryta Fails to Prevent RRMS from Worsening After Patient Gets Off Tysabri, Case Study Shows Zinbryta (daclizumab) may not be the best follow-up therapy for relapsingāremitting multiple sclerosis patients who stop taking Tysabri (natalizumab) for safety reasons, a case study suggests. An article on the 25-year-old patient’s case, titled āDisease reactivation after switching from natalizumab to daclizumab,ā was published in…
January 24, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD 2 Cases of Brain Inflammation Raise Questions of Lemtrada Safety, But Link Uncertain Two multiple sclerosis (MS) patients developed severe brain inflammation after being treatedĀ with Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), researchers report, raising questions about the therapy. A definite link between the lesions and the treatment, however, was not established. The patients’Ā symptomsĀ were successfully controlled with a blood transfusion and treatment with rituximab (brand name Rituxan,…
October 5, 2016 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD Virus Linked to Respiratory Infections May Also Trigger Brain Diseases Like MS A virus known to cause respiratory infections in people ā the human coronavirus (HCoV) ā may also be the source of neurological diseases thatĀ strike patients, seemingly out of the blue,Ā a new study reported. Results obtained in the study, āHuman Coronavirus OC43 Associated with Fatal Encephalitis,āĀ support the idea that diseases…
May 19, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Woman with PML Linked to MS Therapy Successfully Treated with IL-2 Cytokine A case report of a woman with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), who developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after natalizumab therapy,Ā foundĀ that the immune-boosting molecule interleukin-2 (IL-2) might be a viable therapeutic option to fight this life-threatening complication although further study is needed. The case report,Ā “Use of interleukin-2 for…
February 11, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Severe Demyelination in Non-MS Patient After TNF-Ī± Blocker Treatment Detailed in Study TNF-Ī± blocking drugs, such as infliximab, surprised investigators when their use in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) actuallyĀ triggered demyelination. In a case report published in the journalĀ Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation,Ā Vanderbilt University Medical CenterĀ researchers reviewedĀ an aggressive demyelinating event in a non-MS patient treated with TNF-Ī± blockers. TNF-Ī± blockers…