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ArticleHeliyon2024

The therapeutic effect of ofatumumab in pediatric anti-NMDAR encephalitis: A case series.

Wenlin Wu, Jie Hong, Yanping Ran, Wenxiao Wu, Haixia Zhu, Chi Hou, Yuanyuan Gao, Yulin Tang, Yinting Liao, Wen-Xiong Chen and 1 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Ofatumumab in pediatric multiple sclerosis: a case series.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2025
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11 authors.

Wenlin WuDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Jie HongDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Yanping RanDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Wenxiao WuDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Haixia ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Chi HouDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Yuanyuan GaoDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Yulin TangDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Yinting LiaoDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Wen-Xiong ChenDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiaojing LiDepartment of Neurology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ofatumumab (OFA) is an anti-CD20 antibody. We assessed the therapeutic potential of OFA in five pediatric anti-NMDAR encephalitis patients who showed poor responses to the first-line immunotherapy. OFA treatment showed clinical improvement including alleviation of clinical symptoms and mRS decrease accompanied by anti-NMDAR antibody turning negative in 3 patients and decline in 2 patients. And all patients achieved B cell depletion after OFA treatment. During follow-up, all patients' symptoms were stable. OFA treatment is safe and effective, easy to administer, and favorable for pediatric anti-NMDAE encephalitis patients who are refractory to the first-line immunotherapy.

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Anti-NMDAR encephalitisChildrenOfatumumabRefractory

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PMID39660186
PMCPMC11629192

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