A longitudinal real-life comparison study of natalizumab and fingolimod
A longitudinal real-life comparison study of natalizumab and fingolimod
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DOI:
10.1111/ane.12718
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发表时间:
2017-09-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Morra, V. Brescia
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作者:
Lanzillo, R.;Carotenuto, A.;Morra, V. Brescia
Background: Different retrospective studies compared natalizumab and fingolimod in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), with conflicting results. We aimed to explore the prescriptive attitude and the clinical outcome of the two therapies.Methods: We retrospectively included all RRMS patients treated with natalizumab (n= 101) or fingolimod (n= 78) as their first second-line therapy with at least 24-month follow-up. Demographic and clinical features were recorded to calculate the propensity score (PS). Outcomes of interest were annualized relapse rate (ARR), risk of relapse, and change in the EDSSResults: At baseline, natalizumab patients were younger and had a shorter disease duration, a higher number of relapse in 1 year (1yR) and 2 years (2yR) and overall (ARR-PT) pretherapy, compared to fingolimod patients. On therapy, the proportion of relapsing patients and the mean RR were similar in the two groups. However, the change in the ARR was higher in natalizumab than in fingolimod group (P