Retrospective Evaluation of Attacks, EDSS Scores, and MRI Changes Before the Start of Treatment and One Year After the Start of Treatment in Patients Followed by a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and Using Ocrelizumab in Our Clinic
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Objective: Depletion of B cells by anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies has been proven to reduce relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) activity and progression of primary progressive MS (PPMS). In our study, we aimed to retrospectively present our clinical experience and contribute to real-life data after the use of Ocrelizumab.
Material and Methods: Patients aged 18-55 years using Ocrelizumab and diagnosed with MS by McDonald's 2017 criteria were included. Neurological examination findings and EDSS findings available in our file records were used to evaluate the level of disability. Patients with MRI lesions consistent with their clinical complaint lasting more than 24 hours were evaluated as an attack. Patients' ages, MS diagnosis times, and previous immune modulatory treatments were recorded. The number of T2, FLAIR sequence MRI lesions, EDSS before ocrelizumab, and the number of T2, FLAIR sequence MRI lesions 1 year after receiving ocrelizumab were recorded. After 1 year of follow-up, the absence of attacks, no increase in the number of lesions in MRI, and no progress in EDSS were accepted as NEDA 3.
Results: Our cases in this study include 30 MS patients. Patients were 26.7% relapsing remitting MS (RRMS), 26.7% primary progressive MS (PPMS), and 46.7% secondary progressive MS (SPMS). There was no attack in 87.5% of the RRMS patient group. In the SPMS patient group, no attacks were observed after ocrelizumab in the cases with attacks. In our study, the rate of patients who did not develop new T2 lesions and whose lesions disappeared was 62.5% in the RRMS patient group, 78.5% in the SPMS patient group, and 75% in the PPMS patient group. In the total patient group, the rate of patients without EDSS increase was 93% (28 patients).
Conclusion: In our study, it was determined that ocrelizumab was effective by reducing the attack rates, preserving the EDSS scores and preventing the increase in the lesion burden. Our findings are consistent with real-life data.
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