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I recently asked the question about whether or not to delay my Ocrevus due to the coronavirus. I am in Louisiana and there is currently a case here now. I was considering getting an MRI to make sure I don’t have new or active lesions and possibly checking my B cell count. My questions are: 1. If my B cell count is around zero, how long would I expect it to take for them to be high enough to make me no longer immunocompromised? 2. If it will be low for a long time, would it even matter if i had the infusion now? 3. Is it worth checking the B cell count or do you feel that it is not useful and that we should just assume we are immunocompromised on Ocrevus regardless of the number? 4. At this point with the COVID19 spread, if I and MRI showed new or active lesions, would it still be more of a risk to get the infusion versus waiting a few months? Thank you for your help. I have a terribly hard time getting through to my MS specialist and her office is not responsive to my questions. Answer: B cell Depleting therapies and the COVID 19 Pandemic These are really good questions. All of them have been asked in one form or another lately by our MS patients receiving treatment with monoclonal antibodies that deplete CD20 expressing lymphocytes (predominantly B cells). Let's begin with what we currently know about these therapies;
Revere (Rip) Kinkel MD Professor of Clinical Neurosciences Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program Clinical Neurosciences Director University of California San Diego
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