PMID- 31094239 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200811 LR - 20200811 IS - 1744-8360 (Electronic) IS - 1473-7175 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 5 DP - 2019 May TI - Advances in preventing adverse events during monoclonal antibody management of multiple sclerosis. PG - 417-429 LID - 10.1080/14737175.2019.1610393 [doi] AB - Decades of pharmacological research in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) led to the development of therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies (MAbs) with many different mechanisms of action (MoA), potentially able to improve disability outcome but also determining a more complex management of patients. Areas covered: When clinicians select MS treatments, they should consider adverse events (AEs) on individual basis to minimize patients' risks. Some AEs are common and can be easily handled, but rare complications should also be taken into account. The aim of this review is to summarize existing evidence and provide practical recommendations for the management of therapeutic MAbs in MS. Expert opinion: The introduction of MAbs revolutionized MS treatment with an improvement in effectiveness. Unfortunately, this has been coupled with a more complex array of AEs needing a tighter surveillance strategy. A close interaction between general practitioners, neurologists, and other specialists is the key for a safer use of such effective drugs. FAU - De Giglio, Laura AU - De Giglio L AD - a MS Center Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy. AD - b Department of Human Neuroscience , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy. FAU - Grimaldi, Alessandro E AU - Grimaldi AE AD - a MS Center Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy. FAU - Fubelli, Federica AU - Fubelli F AD - a MS Center Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy. FAU - Marinelli, Fabiana AU - Marinelli F AD - c MS Center Fabrizio Spaziani Hospital , Frosinone , Italy. FAU - Pozzilli, Carlo AU - Pozzilli C AD - a MS Center Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy. AD - b Department of Human Neuroscience , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190516 PL - England TA - Expert Rev Neurother JT - Expert review of neurotherapeutics JID - 101129944 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Immunologic Factors) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/*adverse effects MH - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/*prevention & control MH - Humans MH - Immunologic Factors/*adverse effects MH - Multiple Sclerosis/*drug therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Monoclonal antibodies OT - alemtuzumab OT - disease-modifying therapies OT - multiple sclerosis OT - natalizumab OT - ocrelizumab EDAT- 2019/05/17 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/12 06:00 CRDT- 2019/05/17 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/14737175.2019.1610393 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Rev Neurother. 2019 May;19(5):417-429. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2019.1610393. Epub 2019 May 16.