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Does Kesimpta give you hair loss? Answer: We have not observed any hair loss with Kemsimpta. Some people report mild transient hair thinning with Ocrevus but this is because it is co-administered with steroids to prevent infusion reactions. Steroids are well known to cause hair thinning Revere P (Rip) Kinkel, MDProfessor of Clinical Neurosciences Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program Clinical Neurosciences Director University of California San Diego
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Here is My Question: Which drug is better, Ocrevus or Kesimpta? I don't know which one to choose... Answer: Ocrelizumab (Brand name Ocrevus) and Ofatumumab (Brand name Kemsimpta) are the two currently approved anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Both treatments are FDA approved for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. They are both humanized monoclonal antibodies (IgG1 subtype) that bind to a protein called CD20- a marker for all B cells beginning at the pre-B cell stage - and destroy these cells. Once destroyed these cells are gradually replenished over time by stem cells in the bone marrow. The extent and duration of B cell depletion depends on the method of administration, the dose administered, the interval between administered doses and several host factors (e.g. age, weight, prior immunosuppression). Both drugs are highly effective in relapsing forms of MS; although it is difficult to directly compare efficacy or safety without head-to-head clinical trials the reductions in annualized relapse rates, sustained disability progression and MRI measures of disease activity were similar for both drugs compared to the comparator drugs for each study, Rebif for the Ocrevus phase III clinical trials and Aubagio for the Kemsimpta Phase III clinical trials. So how do you decide between these different treatments? I've attached a table summarizing the pros and cons of each treatment, at least relative to the other treatment. To understand this table it is important to first understand several important concepts
You can open the file below to see the pros and cons of each drug. Revere P (Rip) Kinkel, MDProfessor of Clinical Neurosciences Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program Clinical Neurosciences Director University of California San Diego
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Can you have gastric sleeve surgery if you have multiple sclerosis Answer: Gastric sleeve surgery is not contraindicated in MS. A. Scott Nielsen MD MMSc Neurologist and MS Specialist at Kaiser Permanente Here is My Question:
Is ‘stable’ a good MRI result 18 months post-aletizumab? Is it the same as NEDA? Answer: We prefer explicit descriptions in our MRI reports. Words like "large", "numerous", or "small" are vague and of no meaning. "Stable" on the other hand means there are no changes, for better or worse, compared to a prior study. "Stable" would be equivalent to 'No Evidence of Disease Activity' (NEDA3), if there are no new or enlarging T2 hyperintensities and no enhancing lesions. Revere P (Rip) Kinkel, MDProfessor of Clinical Neurosciences Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program Clinical Neurosciences Director University of California San Diego |
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