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Spagni G, Sun B, Monte G, Sechi E, Iorio R, Evoli A, Damato V. Efficacy and safety of rituximab in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders compared with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023; 94:62-69. [PMID: 36283808 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-330086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rituximab (RTX) efficacy in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disorders (MOGADs) is still poorly understood, though it appears to be lower than in aquaporin-4-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (AQP4-IgG+NMOSDs). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the efficacy and safety profile of RTX in patients with MOGAD and to compare RTX efficacy between MOGAD and AQP4-IgG+NMOSD. METHODS We searched original English-language articles published between 2012 and 2021 in MEDLINE, Cochrane, Central Register of Controlled Trials and clinicaltrials.gov, reporting data on RTX efficacy in patients with MOGAD. The main outcome measures were annualised relapse rate (ARR) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score mean differences (MDs) after RTX. The meta-analysis was performed with a random effects model. Covariates associated with the outcome measures were analysed with a linear meta-regression. RESULTS The systematic review included 315 patients (138 women, mean onset age 26.8 years) from 32 studies. Nineteen studies (282 patients) were included in the meta-analysis. After RTX, a significant decrease of ARR was found (MD: -0.92, 95% CI -1.24 to -0.60, p<0.001), markedly different from the AQP4-IgG+NMOSD (MD: -1.73 vs MOGAD -0.92, subgroup difference testing: Q=9.09, p=0.002). However, when controlling for the mean ARR pre-RTX, this difference was not significant. After RTX, the EDSS score decreased significantly (MD: -0.84, 95% CI -1.41 to -0.26, p=0.004). The frequency of RTX-related adverse events was 18.8% (36/192) and overall RTX-related mortality 0.5% (1/192). CONCLUSIONS RTX showed effective in MOGAD, although to a lesser extent than in AQP4-IgG+NMOSD, while the safety profile warrants some caution in its prescription. Randomised-controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings and provide robust evidence to improve treatment strategies in patients with MOGAD. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42020175439.
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- Gregorio Spagni
- Neuroscience Department, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Italy.,Neurology Institute, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy, Roma, Italy
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Neuroscience Department, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Italy.,Neuroscience, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Neurology Institute, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy, Roma, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Italy.,Neurology Institute, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy, Roma, Italy
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- Neuroscience Department, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Italy .,Department of Neurosciences, Drugs and Child Health, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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Frequency of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies in pediatric onset multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022; 68:104097. [PMID: 35998500 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG-Ab) are associated with acute demyelinating syndromes and only rarely detected in multiple sclerosis (MS). As MOG-Ab associated disease is common in childhood, we speculated young patients might be more likely to produce MOG-Ab and investigated the frequency of MOG-Ab seropositivity in pediatric onset MS (POMS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients who experienced their first acute demyelinating event before age 18 years and were diagnosed with MS during follow-up were included in this single-center study. Patient data were retrieved from clinical records. Serum samples obtained and frozen at clinical visits were analyzed for MOG-Ab by a live cell-based assay (CBA) measuring delta mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) and MFI ratio. The control group consisted of patients referred to pediatric neurology for headache or vertigo and who had no neurological disorder (n = 48). Another control group consisted of patients with systemic inflammatory disorders systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 17) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n = 13) diagnosed in the rheumatology clinic. RESULTS The patient group (n = 122, F/M: 90/32, mean age 17.8 ± 2.6 years) were initially diagnosed as: MS, 62/122 (50.8%), clinically isolated syndrome, 43/122 (35.2%), radiologically isolated syndrome, 9/122 (7.3%), and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis 8/122 (6.5%). All received the final diagnosis of POMS. Serum was sampled 22.4 ± 29.2 (0-132) months after the first episode. None of the control groups had MOG-Ab positivity while 2/122 (1.6%) POMS cases had MOG-Abs, and a third patient had positive MFI and a MFI ratio slightly below the cut-off. These three patients' initial and final diagnoses were MS, their annualized relapsing rates (ARRs) were 0.4-0.6, and most recent Expanded Disability Status Scale was 0. CONCLUSION Low titers of MOG-Ab can be detected in a small number of POMS patients at similar frequency with adult MS. Our POMS cases with MOG-Abs presented brainstem-cerebellar findings or seizures and had low ARR. Further series and longer follow-up will define whether these cases differ significantly from MOG-Ab negative POMS cases.
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Li ZQ, Li TX, Tian M, Ren ZS, Yuan CY, Yang RK, Shi SJ, Li H, Kou ZZ. Glial cells and neurologic autoimmune disorders. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:1028653. [PMID: 36385950 PMCID: PMC9644207 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.1028653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Neurologic autoimmune disorders affect people's physical and mental health seriously. Glial cells, as an important part of the nervous system, play a vital role in the occurrence of neurologic autoimmune disorders. Glial cells can be hyperactivated in the presence of autoantibodies or pathological changes, to influence neurologic autoimmune disorders. This review is mainly focused on the roles of glial cells in neurologic autoimmune disorders and the influence of autoantibodies produced by autoimmune disorders on glial cells. We speculate that the possibility of glial cells might be a novel way for the investigation and therapy of neurologic autoimmune disorders.
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Wang X, Kong L, Zhao Z, Shi Z, Chen H, Lang Y, Lin X, Du Q, Zhou H. Effectiveness and tolerability of different therapies in preventive treatment of MOG-IgG-associated disorder: A network meta-analysis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:953993. [PMID: 35958613 PMCID: PMC9360318 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.953993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundImmunotherapy has been shown to reduce relapses in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorder (MOG-AD); however, the superiority of specific treatments remains unclear.AimTo identify the efficacy and tolerability of different treatments for MOG-AD.MethodsSystematic search in Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to March 1, 2021, were performed. Published articles including patients with MOG-AD and reporting the efficacy or tolerability of two or more types of treatment in preventing relapses were included. Reported outcomes including incidence of relapse, annualized relapse rate (ARR), and side effects were extracted. Network meta-analysis with a random-effect model within a Bayesian framework was conducted. Between group comparisons were estimated using Odds ratio (OR) or mean difference (MD) with 95% credible intervals (CrI).ResultsTwelve studies that compared the efficacy of 10 different treatments in preventing MOG-AD relapse, including 735 patients, were analyzed. In terms of incidence of relapse, intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG), oral corticosteroids (OC), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), azathioprine (AZA), and rituximab (RTX) were all significantly more effective than no treatment (ORs ranged from 0.075 to 0.34). On the contrary, disease-modifying therapy (DMT) (OR=1.3, 95% CrI: 0.31 to 5.0) and tacrolimus (TAC) (OR=5.9, 95% CrI: 0.19 to 310) would increase the incidence of relapse. Compared with DMT, IVIG significantly reduced the ARR (MD=−0.85, 95% CrI: −1.7 to −0.098). AZA, MMF, OC and RTX showed a trend to decrease ARR, but those results did not reach significant differences. The combined results for relapse rate and adverse events, as well as ARR and adverse events showed that IVIG and OC were the most effective and tolerable therapies.ConclusionsWhilst DMT should be avoided, IVIG and OC may be suited as first-line therapies for patients with MOG-AD. RTX, MMF, and AZA present suitable alternatives.
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- Xiaofei Wang
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Mental Health Centre and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Hongyu Zhou,
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Tunc CE, Bayar MD, Bakircioglu Duman E, Bastan B, Balci BP. Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody- Associated Disease Presenting with ADEM-Like Encephalomyelitis: A Case Report and Current Literature Review. HASEKI TIP BÜLTENI 2022. [DOI: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2022.8110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Nepal G, Kharel S, Coghlan MA, Rayamajhi P, Ojha R. Safety and efficacy of rituximab for relapse prevention in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein immunoglobulin G (MOG-IgG)-associated disorders (MOGAD): A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neuroimmunol 2022; 364:577812. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Meta-analysis of effectiveness of steroid-sparing attack prevention in MOG-IgG-associated disorder. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2021; 56:103310. [PMID: 34634625 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the efficacy of the commonly used long-term immunotherapies in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG associated disorder (MOGAD) METHOD: A comprehensive search of the databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane database was performed for all studies that assessed the efficacy of azathioprine (AZA), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), rituximab (RTX), and maintenance intravenous immunoglobulin (mIVIG) in MOGAD. The random-effect model is used to estimate the standard mean difference (SMD) of annualized relapse rate (ARR) and expanded disability status scale (EDSS), mean ARR, probabilities of relapse and worsening EDSS during treatment. RESULTS The initial search identified 714 articles, and 21 satisfied eligibility criteria. All immunotherapies significantly reduced ARR in both pediatric and adult populations. Relapse probabilities and pooled mean ARR (SE: standard error) during therapies were as follow: AZA 53.1% [95%CI 37.4% to 68.2%; ARR 0.291 (0.134)], MMF 38.5% [95%CI 19.4% to 62.0%; ARR 0.836 (0.176)], RTX 48.9% [95%CI 37.8% to 60.2%; ARR 0.629(0.162)], and mIVIG 25.3% [95%CI 14.0% to 41.3%; ARR 0.081 (0.058)]. Only RTX significantly improved EDSS, SMD -0.499 (95%CI -0.996 to -0.003). The proportion of worsening EDSS with immunotherapies were 20.7% (95%CI 8.8% to 41.6%), 8.1% (95%CI 1.1% to 41.2%), and 10.8% (95%CI 3.8% to 26.8%) for AZA, MMF, and RTX, respectively. CONCLUSION These commonly used immunotherapies significantly reduced ARR in MOGAD. Only RTX had a significant benefit in EDSS improvement. However, a substantial portion of patients continued to relapse with treatment. Randomized controlled studies are needed to verify these findings and perform head-to-head comparisons among these treatment options.
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Efficacy and safety of long-term immunotherapy in adult patients with MOG antibody disease: a systematic analysis. J Neurol 2020; 268:4537-4548. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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