Long-term efficacy of alemtuzumab in polymyositis.

Ruck T; Bittner S; Kuhlmann T; Wiendl H; Meuth SG

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Abstract

We present a PM patient refractory to standard therapy, who showed effective clinical remission after a single treatment cycle with alemtuzumab for >3 years of follow-up. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of long-term efficacy of alemtuzumab in the treatment of PM

Details about the publication

StatusPublished
Release year2015 (28/03/2015)
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
DOI10.1093/rheumatology/keu484
Link to the full texthttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4334687/
KeywordsAlemtuzumab; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antigens, CD; Antigens, Neoplasm; CD52 Antigen; Follow-Up Studies; Glycoproteins; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Polymyositis; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

Authors from the University of Münster

Bittner, Stefan
Department of Neurology [closed]
Ruck, Tobias
Department of Neurology [closed]
Wiendl, Heinz Siegfried
Department of Neurology [closed]