Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Real-World Cost of Care, Treatment Completion and Site of Care Cost for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Initiating Infused Disease-Modifying Therapies
Background: Expenditures for intravenous (IV) disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) include costs beyond wholesale...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Characteristics and Outcome of COVID-19 in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Ofatumumab
Background: A global pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in over 78 million cases as of 23 December 2020. Risks of COVID-19 in people with...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Eculizumab in AQP4+ Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Background: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) relapses can cause significant and irreversible neurologic disability. In...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Immunoglobulin Kinetics and Infection Risk after Long-Term Inebilizumab Treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Background: Long-term use of B-cell depleting monoclonal antibodies is associated with reduced immunoglobulin (Ig) levels that can...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Click-MS: Cladribine Tablets in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis after Suboptimal Response to Prior Injectable Disease-Modifying Therapy (Interim Analysis 1)
Background: The efficacy and safety of cladribine tablets 3.5 mg/kg (cumulative dose over 2 years) have been shown in patients with...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Acapella: Real-World Experience with Ocrelizumab: An Observational Study Evaluating Safety in Patients with Relapsing and Progressive MS, Year Four Data
Background: Ocrelizumab (OCR) is a humanized, monoclonal antibody targeting CD20+ B cells and is approved for treatment of relapsing...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Real-Life Experience with Ocrelizumab in Older Patients at an Academic MS Center
Background: Ocrelizumab (OCR) is a B-Cell depleting humanized monoclonal antibody FDA-approved for treatment of relapsing remitting...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Acapella: Hypogammaglobulinemia and JCV Status in Ocrelizumab-Treated Patients, Year Four Data
Background: Ocrelizumab (OCR) is a humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of relapsing remitting (RRMS) and...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Effect of Age on the Change of Lymphocytes and Immunoglobulins during Treatment with Ocrelizumab or Rituximab for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
Background: Depletion of B lymphocytes is a known therapeutic strategy for multiple sclerosis (MS) and related disorders. Ocrelizumab (OCR)...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Characterization of Peripheral Immune Cell Dynamics and Repopulation Patterns in the First 12 Months of Cladribine Tablets Treatment: Magnify-MS Study
Background: The action of cladribine tablets (CladT) on immune cells may be key for both onset and durability of its effect in people with...