Lymphocyte pharmacodynamics are not associated with autoimmunity or efficacy after alemtuzumab.

ABSTRACT: To examine the association between peripheral blood lymphocyte pharmacodynamics and autoimmune adverse events (AEs) or return of disease activity in alemtuzumab-treated patients with relapsing-remitting MS. Patients received 2 alemtuzumab courses (12 mg/d IV; 5 days at baseline, 3 days 12 months later) in the 2-year Comparison of Alemtuzumab and Rebif Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis studies (NCT00530348 and NCT00548405) and could then receive as-needed alemtuzumab or other disease-modifying therapy in a 4-year extension (NCT00930553). Lymphocytes were phenotyped quarterly over 2 years using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Pharmacodynamic assessments included counts of total lymphocytes, CD3+ T cells, CD4+/CD8+ T cells (total/naive/memory/regulatory [Treg]), and CD19+ B cells (total/imm

SUBMITTER: Wiendl H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865853 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature