Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and the profile of adverse events (AE) of natalizumab in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Data collection from neurologists attending to patients with MS at specialized units in Brazil. RESULTS: Data from 103 patients attending the infusion centers of 16 MS units in 9 Brazilian states were included in the study. The total number of infusions was 1,042. Seventy-nine patients (76.7%) did not present any AE. Twenty-four patients (23.3%) presented only mild AE. There were three major AE, including two deaths. These three occurrences, although not necessarily being drug-related, must be taken into consideration. CONCLUSION: The profile of AEs for natalizumab shows that 97% of patients have none or only mild AE. However, still due to safety worries, the use of this medication should be restricted to MS units under the care of specialized neurologists.
Source: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Authors: Yára Dadalti Fragoso, Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon, Walter Oleschko Arruda, Margarete de Jesus Carvalho, Elizabeth Regina Comini-Frota, Éber Castro Corrêa, Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira, Paulo Diniz da Gama, Sidney Gomes, Marcus Vinicius Magno Gonçalves, Damacio Ramón Kaimen-Maciel, Maria Fernanda Mendes, Rogerio Rizo Morales, Andre Muniz, Pedro Rippel Salgado, Heloisa Helena Ruocco, Livia Brito Bezerra de Albuquerque, Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks, Letícia Fêzer, Sergio Georgetto, Josiane Lopes, Fabíola Rachid Malfetano, Isabella D'Andrea Meira, Celso Luis Silva Oliveira, Francisco Tomaz Meneses de Oliveira, Fabiana Safanelli, Massaco Satomi
Institutions: Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital da Restauração, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Universidade da Região de Joinville, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Hospital São Rafael, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $200
OpenAlex ID: W2016454360