Unexpected high multiple sclerosis activity after switching from fingolimod to alemtuzumab

Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2018 Oct:25:216-218. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.08.006. Epub 2018 Aug 7.

Abstract

Unexpected high disease activity (UHDA) after Fingolimod withdrawal has recently become a controversial concern for physicians. Here, we report the case of a patient with severe exacerbation of MS after switching from Fingolimod to Alemtuzumab treatment. This UHDA despite profound lymphopenia raised the question of the management of sequential use of biotherapies such as Fingolimod and Alemtuzumab in MS.

Keywords: Alemtuzumab; Fingolimod; Multiple Sclerosis; Rebound.

MeSH terms

  • Alemtuzumab / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / adverse effects*
  • Drug Substitution / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Fingolimod Hydrochloride / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Sclerosis / drug therapy*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Alemtuzumab
  • Fingolimod Hydrochloride