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Sarcoidosis following alemtuzumab treatment for multiple sclerosis

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Jones, JL 
Willis, Mark 

Abstract

Despite proven efficacy of alemtuzumab in multiple sclerosis (MS), approximately 50% of individuals will develop a new autoimmune disease following treatment. To date these have largely been antibody mediated and organ specific (primarily affecting the thyroid gland). In a retrospective case series of 187 patients from two UK specialist centres (Cardiff and Cambridge) followed up for a median of 10 years, we report 3 (1.6%) cases of sarcoidosis following alemtuzumab treatment of MS. This report increases the spectrum of auto-inflammatory disease following alemtuzumab and should be considered by clinicians when using this therapeutic agent for MS.

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Keywords

Multiple sclerosis, alemtuzumab, Adult, Alemtuzumab, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Autoimmune Diseases, Female, Humans, Male, Multiple Sclerosis, Retrospective Studies, Sarcoidosis, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult

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Multiple Sclerosis

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1477-0970
1477-0970

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Publisher

SAGE Publications
Sponsorship
Medical Research Council (G1100114)
Wellcome Trust (105924/Z/14/Z)