Different lymphocyte counts of multiple sclerosis patients treated with ofatumumab and ocrelizumab: A retrospective observational study.
J Cent Nerv Syst Dis
; 16: 11795735241249644, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS) treated with anti-CD20 (cluster of differentiation) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) such as ocrelizumab (OCR) and ofatumumab (OFA) show a reduction mainly of B-lymphocytes, but also other lymphocyte subsets can be affected by these treatments. There is limited data on differences between lymphocyte subset counts of pwMS after treatment initiation with OCR or OFA.Objective:
To compare lymphocyte subset counts after treatment initiation in pwMS treated with OCR and OFA.Methods:
We analyzed 22 pwMS initiated on OFA and 56 sex-, age- and MS course matched pwMS initiated on OCR from 2 prospectively collected observational MS databases (Bern [n OFA 14, OCR 44] and Vienna [n OFA 8, OCR 12]) statistically comparing lymphocyte subset counts (Mann Whitney Test).Results:
We found that pwMS treated with OCR showed a stronger reduction of CD20 B-lymphocytes (P = .001), and a trend towards lower counts of CD8+ T cells (P = .056) compared to pwMS treated with OFA, whereas reduction of total lymphocyte, CD4+ lymphocyte and NK cell count was equally distributed between both treatments.Conclusion:
Different effects on lymphocyte subpopulations appear to be present in pwMS after treatment initiation with different anti-CD20 mAbs. Further studies are needed to determine potential effects on anti-CD20 treatment efficacy as well as treatment associated risks such as failed vaccinations and infections.
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En
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J Cent Nerv Syst Dis
Year:
2024
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Article
Affiliation country:
Switzerland