Real world effectiveness, persistence, tolerability, and safety of ofatumumab in clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To describe the 12-month effectiveness, persistence, tolerability, and safety of ofatumumab (OMB), a highly effective disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), in a real-world MS population.

Patients & methods

Electronic medical records of patients starting OMB from October 2020 to August 2022 at two comprehensive MS centers were reviewed. Demographics and disease characteristics and 6- and 12-month clinical, patient-reported, and radiologic outcome measures were analyzed.

Results

A total of 175 patients started OMB with mean age 44.9 (SD 10.4) and disease duration 13.6 (SD 9.6) years. The cohort was 74% female, included 81% White and 13% Black American patients, and consisted of 80% relapsing-remitting MS or clinically isolated syndr

SUBMITTER: Amin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938955 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature