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de Seze J, Dive D, Ayrignac X, Castelnovo G, Payet M, Rayah A, Gobbi C, Vermersch P, Zecca C. Narrative Review on the Use of Cladribine Tablets as Exit Therapy for Stable Elderly Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Neurol Ther 2024; 13:519-533. [PMID: 38587749 PMCID: PMC11136913 DOI: 10.1007/s40120-024-00603-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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The number of ageing people with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) is increasing. The efficacy of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for RMS declines with age. Also, older persons with MS may be more susceptible to infections, hospitalisations and malignancy. Aging people with MS have higher rates of comorbidities versus aged-matched controls, increasing the individual risk of disability. We review the therapeutic properties of cladribine tablets (CladT) in ageing people with RMS, with regard to their utility for allowing these individuals to cease continuous administration of a DMT (i.e. to act as an "exit therapy"). CladT is thought to be an immune reconstitution therapy, in that two short courses of oral treatment 1 year apart provide suppression of MS disease activity in responders that far outlasts the duration of treatment and post-treatment reductions in lymphocyte counts. Post hoc analyses, long-term follow-up of populations with RMS in randomised trials, and real-world evidence suggest that the efficacy of CladT is probably independent of age, although more data in the elderly are still needed. No clear adverse signals for lymphopenia or other adverse safety signals have emerged with increasing age, although immunosenescence in the setting of age-related "inflammaging" may predispose elderly patients to a higher risk of infections. Updating vaccination status is recommended, especially against pneumococci and herpes zoster for older patients, to minimise the risk of these infections. CladT may be a useful alternative treatment for ageing people with MS who often bear a burden of multiple comorbidities and polypharmacy and who are more exposed to the adverse effects of continuous immunosuppressive therapy.
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- Jerome de Seze
- Department of Neurology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
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- Department of Neurology, Liège University Hospital, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University of Montpellier, INM, INSERM, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Neurology, Nîmes University Hospital, Hopital Caremeau, Nîmes, France
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- Merck Santé S.A.S., an Affiliate of Merck KGaA, Lyon, France
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- Merck Santé S.A.S., an Affiliate of Merck KGaA, Lyon, France
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, EOC, Lugano, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- University of Lille, INSERM U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, Lille, France
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, EOC, Lugano, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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Šámal V, Paldus V, Fáčková D, Mečl J, Šrám J. The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant and multidrug-resistant bacteria in urine cultures from inpatients with spinal cord injuries and disorders: an 8-year, single-center study. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:239. [PMID: 35264096 PMCID: PMC8908566 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07235-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Patients, especially inpatients, with spinal cord lesions and disorders (SCI/D) have an elevated risk of recurrent urinary tract infections with multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria. This study evaluated antimicrobial resistance and the prevalence of multidrug resistance and determined the risk factors for multidrug resistance. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, urine culture results were used to calculate the antimicrobial resistance rate and the incidence of infection with MDR bacteria in the SCI/D population. MDR was defined as acquired nonsusceptibility to at least one agent from three or more antimicrobial categories. The cohort included 402 inpatients from 2013 to 2020, with 1385 urine isolates. We included only the first isolate; duplicate isolates, defined as positive cultures of the same strain within 14 days, were excluded from the evaluation. Results The most common MDR strains were Klebsiella spp. (29%) and Escherichia coli (24%). MDR isolates were detected in 50% of the samples and extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing isolates were detected in 26%, while carbapenem resistance was found in 0.1%. Significantly higher rates of infection with MDR bacteria were identified in groups of patients with indwelling urethral/suprapubic catheters (p = 0.003) and severity scores of C1–C4/AIS A–C (p = 0.01). We identified age (OR: 0.99, 95% CI; 0.98–0.99, p = 0.000), sex (OR: 1.55, 95% CI; 1.16–2.06, p = 0.003), management with urethral/suprapubic catheters (OR: 2.76, 95% CI; 2.04–3.74, p = 0.000), and spontaneous voiding (OR: 1.84, 95% CI; 1.03–3.29, p = 0.038) as independent predictors of multidrug resistance in our study population. Conclusions We identified a high antibiotic resistance rate and an increasing prevalence of infection with MDR bacteria in the SCI/D inpatient population. Particular attention should be given to bladder management, with an emphasis on minimizing the use of indwelling catheters.
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- Vladimír Šámal
- Department of Urology, Krajská Nemocnice Liberec, Husova 10, 46063, Liberec, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Urology, Krajská Nemocnice Liberec, Husova 10, 46063, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Krajská Nemocnice Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Urology, Krajská Nemocnice Liberec, Husova 10, 46063, Liberec, Czech Republic
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- Traumatology and Orthopedics Center, Krajská Nemocnice Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
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Fox EJ, Lublin FD, Wolinsky JS, Cohen JA, Williams IM, Meng X, Ziehn M, Kolodny S, Cree BAC. Lymphocyte counts and infection rates: Long-term fingolimod treatment in primary progressive MS. NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2019; 6:6/6/e614. [PMID: 31511330 PMCID: PMC6745722 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Objective To evaluate lymphocyte counts and incidences of infections in patients with primary progressive MS (PPMS) receiving fingolimod 0.5 mg/d or placebo over 5 years during the INFORMS study, to assess infection rates with longer-term treatment. Methods INFORMS was a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, phase 3 study of the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator fingolimod in patients with PPMS. Lymphocyte counts and incidences of infections were compared in patients receiving fingolimod or placebo. Infection rates were assessed in patients receiving fingolimod according to nadir and mean absolute lymphocyte count (ALC). Results Overall, 336 patients received fingolimod 0.5 mg/d (total exposure: 908.1 patient-years), and 487 received placebo (1,423.5 patient-years). In patients receiving fingolimod, mean ALC decreased by approximately 70% in the 2 weeks following treatment initiation and remained stable throughout the study. The incidences of all infections in the fingolimod and placebo groups were similar (53.6 vs 51.9 per 100 patient-years). The most common infections in patients receiving fingolimod were urinary tract infections (5.7 per 100 patient-years), upper respiratory tract infections (4.2 per 100 patient-years), and influenza (3.2 per 100 patient-years); incidences were similar in the placebo group (5.9, 4.2, and 3.1 per 100 patient-years, respectively). There was no apparent association between nadir or mean ALC and incidence of infection-related adverse events. Conclusions In patients with PPMS, long-term treatment with fingolimod 0.5 mg/d for up to 5 years led to an expected decrease of approximately 70% in mean ALC and did not appear to correlate with increased risk of infection. Classification of evidence Because this is a secondary analysis, this study provides Class II evidence that long-term PPMS treatment with fingolimod decreased mean ALC by approximately 70%, but did not significantly increase infection risk.
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- Edward J Fox
- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA.
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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- From the Central Texas Neurology Consultants (E.J.F.), Round Rock, TX; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (F.D.L.), New York, NY; McGovern Medical School (J.S.W.), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), TX; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (J.A.C.), Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH; Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd (I.M.W.), UK; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (X.M., M.Z., S.K.), East Hanover, NJ; and The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Neurology (B.A.C.C.), San Francisco, CA
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