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ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2019

Therapeutic Outcome of Alemtuzumab in Korean Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: 2-Year Follow-Up.

Jae Won Hyun, Hyun June Shin, Hyunmin Jang, Na Young Park, Su Hyun Kim, Ho Jin Kim

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Article in Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jae Won HyunDepartment of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Hyun June ShinDepartment of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Hyunmin JangDepartment of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Na Young ParkDepartment of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Su Hyun KimDepartment of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Ho Jin KimDepartment of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. hojinkim@ncc.re.kr.

Funding

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning M3A9B6069339National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2017R1D1A1B03028868National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2018R1A5A2023127
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Abstract

background and purposeAlemtuzumab has shown high efficacy in clinical trials that primarily involved Western multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. To evaluate the therapeutic outcome of alemtuzumab in Korean patients with MS.

methodsThis study enrolled 23 consecutive patients who were treated with alemtuzumab from 2015 to 2018. Efficacy was evaluated using the annualized relapse rate (ARR), Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and radiological activity. No evidence of disease activity (NEDA) was defined as no clinical relapse, no worsening of the EDSS score, and no radiological activity. The safety profiles were also assessed.

resultsThe mean age was 36 years and 16 of the patients were female. Seventeen and 12 of 23 patients were followed up for 1 year and 2 years, respectively. The ARR was markedly reduced from 1.52 during the 1-year period preceding alemtuzumab administration to 0.21 after initiating alemtuzumab (

conclusionsConsistent with observations in Western populations, alemtuzumab therapy in Korean MS patients led to marked reductions of disease activity without unexpected safety issues.

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alemtuzumabefficacymultiple sclerosissafety

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PMCPMC6620458

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