| Literature DB >> 18690500 |
Marco Capobianco1, Annalisa Rizzo, Simona Malucchi, Francesca Sperli, Alessia Di Sapio, Alessandra Oggero, Mauro Zaffaroni, Angelo Ghezzi, Antonio Bertolotto.
Abstract
Neutralising antibodies develop in 15% of interferon-beta (IFNbeta)-treated patients, causing the reduction of the clinical effects of the treatment. This is the first study that shows that switching patients from IFNbeta to glatiramer acetate (GA) in case of neutralising antibodies (NAb) positivity is effective in reducing relapse rate and in delaying the time to first relapse. In conclusion, our data suggest the use of GA in NAb-positive patients.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18690500 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0945-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurol Sci ISSN: 1590-1874 Impact factor: 3.307