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Does Switching from Natalizumab to Fingolimod Increase MS Rebound Risk

Pavan Bhargava

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Clinicians are often faced with having to switch MS patients on natalizumab at high risk for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy to a different disease-modifying therapy (DMT). Previous reports have suggested that switching to fingolimod may result in a rebound of disease activity. In this study, researchers attempted to ascertain whether switching from natalizumab to fingolimod resulted in an early increase in …

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Clinicians are often faced with having to switch MS patients on natalizumab at high risk for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy to a different disease-modifying therapy (DMT). Previous reports have suggested that switching to fingolimod may result in a rebound of disease activity. In this study, researchers attempted to ascertain whether switching from natalizumab to fingolimod resulted in an early increase in …

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Clinicians are often faced with having to switch MS patients on natalizumab at high risk for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy to a different disease-modifying therapy (DMT). Previous reports have suggested that switching to fingolimod may result in a rebound of disease activity. In this study, researchers attempted to ascertain whether switching from natalizumab to fingolimod resulted in an early increase in …

Key concepts: Fingolimod, Natalizumab, Medicine, Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, Multiple sclerosis, Immunology

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