ReviewCNS drugs2017
Alemtuzumab Use in Clinical Practice: Recommendations from European Multiple Sclerosis Experts.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Alemtuzumab and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Analysis of an international surveillance database and systematic literature review.Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis · 2025Pooled it
- Risk of secondary autoimmune diseases with alemtuzumab treatment for multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- CD52 signaling via macrophage Siglec-G represents a therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy.NPJ breast cancer · 2026Article
- Management of pregnancy in patients with Graves' disease secondary to alemtuzumab: a case series and literature review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Monoclonal Antibodies as Therapeutic Agents in Autoimmune and Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System: Current Evidence on Molecular Mechanisms and Future Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Advancing Treatment in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis: The Promise of B-Cell-Targeting Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Clinical management of alemtuzumab-induced autoimmune thyroid diseases: a narrative review.European thyroid journal · 2025Review
- New autoimmune disorder development after immune reconstitution therapy for multiple sclerosis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The First Reciprocal Activities of Chiral Peptide Pharmaceuticals: Thymogen and Thymodepressin, as Examples.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Identification of alemtuzumab-suitable multiple sclerosis patients in Slovakia and sequencing of post-alemtuzumab immunomodulatory treatment.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2024Article
- Disease-Modifying Therapies (DMTs) in Pregnant and Lactating Women with Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of Real-World Data from EudraVigilance Database.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Thyroid autoimmunity following alemtuzumab treatment in multiple sclerosis patients: a prospective study.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2023Article
- Transcriptome alterations in peripheral blood B cells of patients with multiple sclerosis receiving immune reconstitution therapy.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2023Article
- How to choose initial treatment in multiple sclerosis patients: a case-based approach.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Article
- Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: an Overview with Emphasis on Pregnancy, Vaccination, and Risk Management.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2022Review
- Construction of miRNA-regulated drug-pathway network to screen drug repurposing candidates for multiple sclerosis.Medicine · 2022Article
- The effect of immunosuppressive therapy after liver transplantation on activities of daily living and fear of death during the COVID-19 pandemic.Transplant immunology · 2021Article
- Effectiveness and safety of alemtuzumab in the treatment of active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a multicenter, observational study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Observational
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- Efficacy of alemtuzumab over 6 years in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients who relapsed between courses 1 and 2: Post hoc analysis of the CARE-MS studies.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada™) is a humanized monoclonal antibody approved in more than 50 countries. Within the European Union, alemtuzumab is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features; in the USA, the indication states that alemtuzumab should generally be reserved for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis who have had an inadequate response to two or more disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). In clinical trials, alemtuzumab demonstrated efficacy in treatment-naïve patients with active RRMS and those relapsing on prior DMTs, with a consistent and manageable safety and tolerability profile. The European Union indication provides physicians with significant flexibility regarding treatment decisions, affording the opportunity for individualized treatment. Thus, alemtuzumab may be an appropriate treatment choice across a broad range of patients with RRMS, including, for example, treatment-naïve patients with active disease, patients with highly active disease, or for patients relapsing on prior DMTs. There are several practicalities to consider when using alemtuzumab, including the unique dosing regimen, administered via intravenous infusion on 5 consecutive days at baseline and on 3 consecutive days 12 months later, and as-needed retreatment (3 consecutive days at least 12 months after the last course) in cases of disease recurrence. Additionally, routine monthly monitoring is required for up to 48 months after the last infusion to promptly identify potentially serious autoimmune adverse events. Given these considerations, it is beneficial to gain insight into how alemtuzumab is being used in the real-world clinical setting. Here, we report recommendations from European multiple sclerosis experts regarding best practices for alemtuzumab treatment, including management of adverse events and compliance with ongoing safety monitoring requirements.
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