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BMC Neurol
; 13: 82, 2013 Jul 11.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23845043
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to correlate body mass index or biomarkers with the frequency of common adverse events (AEs) with subcutaneous IFN ß-1a during treatment titration in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis previously naïve to IFN ß. METHODS: Eighty-four patients (66.3% females) were followed up during 8 weeks, 25.3% were overweight and 14.5% were obese. RESULTS: Biomarkers steadily increased during all study period by 45.3% for ß2-microglobulin, 262.8% for olygoadenylate synthetase-1, and 92.8% for neopterin. Overall AE reporting did not vary with the dose or treatment duration. CONCLUSIONS: BMI was not predictive of increased risk for AEs. Biomarkers did not discriminate on the frequency of any AE either.