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33 - Daclizumab to treat multiple sclerosis

from Section III - Clinical trials of multiple sclerosis therapies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Jeffrey A. Cohen
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic
Richard A. Rudick
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic
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In the first of two studies reported by Rose and coworkers, patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) or secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) were initiated on daclizumab with the same dose. A positive effect on relapses was observed. Safety data coming from daclizumab's regulatory-approved indication in renal transplantation suggest that the drug is overall safe and well tolerated. However, safety data from other of-label indications, such as uveitis, seem to confirm safety concerns regarding a mild increase in infection rate as well as skin reactions. Daclizumab is a novel and promising therapy for MS patients now being tested as monotherapy in a large Phase 3 trial using an active comparator arm. Daclizumab's mechanism of action is not fully understood, but an increase in regulatory immune cells has been related to clinical response and is now thought to play a more important role than direct anti-inflammatory effects derived from IL-2 blockade.
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Print publication year: 2011

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