Graves’ disease with spontaneous resolution following ocrelizumab in primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Objectives. Immune reconstitution therapies (IRT), which include antibody-based cell-depleting therapies targeting CD52+ (alemtuzumab) or CD20+ (rituximab, ocrelizumab) leukocytes, are approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Thyroid autoimmunity is a common adverse effect of alemtuzumab tr...

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Auteurs principaux: Duarte Diana Borges, Silva Ana Martins da, Freitas Claudia, Cardoso Helena
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Langue:EN
Publié: Sciendo 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/7f501c0e5c6b45d6a40e08bd41592731
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Résumé:Objectives. Immune reconstitution therapies (IRT), which include antibody-based cell-depleting therapies targeting CD52+ (alemtuzumab) or CD20+ (rituximab, ocrelizumab) leukocytes, are approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Thyroid autoimmunity is a common adverse effect of alemtuzumab treatment, Graves’ disease (GD) being the most prevalent manifestation. To date, thyroid autoimmunity events have not been reported with CD20-targeting monoclonal antibodies.