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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2023

Extended interval dosing of ocrelizumab modifies the repopulation of B cells without altering the clinical efficacy in multiple sclerosis.

Carla Rodriguez-Mogeda, Zoë Y G J van Lierop, Susanne M A van der Pol, Loet Coenen, Laura Hogenboom, Alwin Kamermans, Ernesto Rodriguez, Jack van Horssen, Zoé L E van Kempen, Bernard M J Uitdehaag and 4 more

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical and radiological activity after extended interval and standard interval dosing of ocrelizumab in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  12. Extended-interval dosing of rituximab/ocrelizumab is associated with a reduced decrease in IgG levels in multiple sclerosis.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carla Rodriguez-MogedaDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. c.rodriguezmogeda@amsterdamumc.nl.
Zoë Y G J van LieropAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Susanne M A van der PolDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Loet CoenenDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Laura HogenboomAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Alwin KamermansDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ernesto RodriguezDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jack van HorssenDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Zoé L E van KempenAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bernard M J UitdehaagAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Charlotte E TeunissenAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Maarten E WitteDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Joep KillesteinAmsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Helga E de VriesDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam Neuroscience · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

Stichting MS Research MS18-358
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies suggest that extended interval dosing of ocrelizumab, an anti-B cell therapy, does not affect its clinical effectiveness in most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, it remains to be established whether certain B cell subsets are differentially repopulated after different dosing intervals and whether these subsets relate to clinical efficacy.

methodsWe performed high-dimensional single-cell characterization of the peripheral immune landscape of patients with MS after standard (SID; n = 43) or extended interval dosing (EID; n = 37) of ocrelizumab and in non-ocrelizumab-treated (control group, CG; n = 28) patients with MS, using mass cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF).

resultsThe first B cells that repopulate after both ocrelizumab dosing schemes were immature, transitional and regulatory CD1d

conclusionsTaken together, our data highlight that extending the dosing interval of ocrelizumab does not lead to increased repopulation of effector B cells. We show that the increase of CD20 expression on B cell subsets in EID might lead to longer depletion or less repopulation of B cells after the next infusion of ocrelizumab. Lastly, even though extending the ocrelizumab interval dosing alters B cell repopulation, it does not affect the clinical efficacy of ocrelizumab in our cohort of patients with MS.

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Multiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB-LymphocytesHumansImmunologic FactorsTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedImmunologic FactorsocrelizumabB cellsMultiple sclerosisOcrelizumab

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PMID37752582
PMCPMC10521424
OpenAlexW4387059719

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