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P0288 - Analysis of CD3 T lymphocyte count in patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab regarding development of infections (ID 1840)

Presentation Number
P0288
Presentation Topic
Disease Modifying Therapies – Mechanism of Action

Abstract

Background

Ocrelizumab is a monoclonal antibody approved for relapsing-remitting primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) acting against B lymphocytes that expresses CD20. The CD 20 antigen is a cell surface antigen found on pre-B lymphocytes, mature B lymphocytes, memory B lymphocytes, and a T cell subtype (CD3+ CD20+) that also expresses CD20. Clinical trials have shown that the use of this drug can produce a reduction in immunoglobulin levels which might be related to infections; however, there is little data about the influence of this immunomodulatory treatment on CD3+ T lymphocytes.

Objectives

To analyze differences in CD3+ T lymphocyte counts in patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab and their relationship with the development of infections.

Methods

We performed an observational retrospective case-control study nested in a cohort of MS patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab. Cases were patients who developed infections and controls were patients who did not develop any type of infection during treatment.

Results

We included 33 patients, mean age 39 years old (SD:9.6), mean MS duration 9 years (SD:5.8), 66.7% women, 38.7% developed infections during treatment. Mean CD3+ T lymphocytes count was 1157.6 (SD:498) at baseline, 1373 (SD:621.9) CD3+ T lymphocytes at 3 months, 1221 (SD:439) CD3+ T lymphocytes at 6 months and 1405 (SD:836) at 12 months. We did not find statistical differences between groups, although there was a tendency towards a higher mean CD3+ T lymphocyte count at three months (1781.2;SD:399.9) in patients who did not develop infections as compared to the mean CD3+ T lymphocytes count at three months (1047.1; SD: 595.1) in patients who developed infections (p=0.064).

Conclusions

Our preliminary data did reveal statistical differences in the total CD3+ T lymphocyte count between patients under Ocrelizumab treatment, although there was a tendency towards a higher count at 3 months in patients who did not develop infections. Weather the putative effect of Ocrelizumab on T cell subtype (CD3+ CD20+) might be related to the development of infections needs further research.

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Disease Modifying Therapies – Mechanism of Action Poster Presentation

P0288 - Analysis of CD3 T lymphocyte count in patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab regarding development of infections (ID 1840)

Presentation Number
P0288
Presentation Topic
Disease Modifying Therapies – Mechanism of Action

Abstract

Background

Ocrelizumab is a monoclonal antibody approved for relapsing-remitting primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) acting against B lymphocytes that expresses CD20. The CD 20 antigen is a cell surface antigen found on pre-B lymphocytes, mature B lymphocytes, memory B lymphocytes, and a T cell subtype (CD3+ CD20+) that also expresses CD20. Clinical trials have shown that the use of this drug can produce a reduction in immunoglobulin levels which might be related to infections; however, there is little data about the influence of this immunomodulatory treatment on CD3+ T lymphocytes.

Objectives

To analyze differences in CD3+ T lymphocyte counts in patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab and their relationship with the development of infections.

Methods

We performed an observational retrospective case-control study nested in a cohort of MS patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab. Cases were patients who developed infections and controls were patients who did not develop any type of infection during treatment.

Results

We included 33 patients, mean age 39 years old (SD:9.6), mean MS duration 9 years (SD:5.8), 66.7% women, 38.7% developed infections during treatment. Mean CD3+ T lymphocytes count was 1157.6 (SD:498) at baseline, 1373 (SD:621.9) CD3+ T lymphocytes at 3 months, 1221 (SD:439) CD3+ T lymphocytes at 6 months and 1405 (SD:836) at 12 months. We did not find statistical differences between groups, although there was a tendency towards a higher mean CD3+ T lymphocyte count at three months (1781.2;SD:399.9) in patients who did not develop infections as compared to the mean CD3+ T lymphocytes count at three months (1047.1; SD: 595.1) in patients who developed infections (p=0.064).

Conclusions

Our preliminary data did reveal statistical differences in the total CD3+ T lymphocyte count between patients under Ocrelizumab treatment, although there was a tendency towards a higher count at 3 months in patients who did not develop infections. Weather the putative effect of Ocrelizumab on T cell subtype (CD3+ CD20+) might be related to the development of infections needs further research.

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