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Table 4 Treatment options in different groups

From: Evaluation of treatment response in adults with relapsing MOG-Ab-associated disease

 

Type I-IS

N = 61

aType II IS

N = 6

Type III IS

N = 8

bMS-DMD

N = 10

AZT

N = 19

MMF

N = 12

RTX

N = 30

Therapy choice, n (%)

 First line

15 (78.9)

6 (50)

19 (63.3)

5 (83.3)

(3 CYC, 1 MTX, 1 MiTX)

5 (62.5)

(3 CS, 2 IVIG)

10 (100)

(6 IFN, 1 TFN, 1 GA, 2 NTZ)

 Second line

3 (15.8)

5 (41.7)

5 (16.6)

1 (16.6)

(1 MTX)

3 (37.5)

(3 CS)

 Other lines

1 (5.3)

1 (8.3)

6 (29.4)

 

 Patients discontinuing treatment, n (%)

9 (47.4)

7 (58.3)

3 (10)

6 (100)

5 (55.6)

7 (70)

Causes for discontinuing treatment, n (%)

 General intolerance

2 (22.2)

1 (14.3)

1 (33.3)

1 (14.3)

 Biological intolerance

2 (22.2)

1 (16.7)

 Physician decision

2 (22.2)

2 (28.6)

1 (33.3)

3 (50)

4 (80)

1 (14.3)

 Patient decision

1 (11.1)

 Treatment failure

2 (22.2)

4 (57.1)

1 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

1 (20)

4 (57.1)

 Pregnancy desire

1 (14.3)

  1. a One patient switched from CYC to MTX
  2. bThree patients switched from MS-DMD to another MS-DMD
  3. IS immunosuppressants, MS-DMD multiple sclerosis disease-modifying drugs, AZT azathioprine, MMF mycophenolate mophetile, RTX rituximab, CS corticoids, CYC cyclophosphamide, IVIG intravenous immunoglobulins, MTX methotrexate, MiTX mitoxantrone, IFN interferon, TNF teriflunomide, GA glatiramer acetate, NTZ natalizumab