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SUBMITTER: Hartung HP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4361497 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hartung Hans-Peter HP Aktas Orhan O Boyko Alexey N AN
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 20141024 1
Alemtuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against CD52 to deplete circulating T and B lymphocytes; lymphocyte depletion is followed by a distinctive pattern of T- and B-cell repopulation, changing the balance of the immune system. This review reports the efficacy and safety findings of the phase 2 CAMMS223 trial and the phase 3 CARE-MS I and II trials investigating alemtuzumab for the treatment of active relapsing-remitting MS. Alemtuzumab, administered intravenously, was shown to ...[more]