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(Abst.) PML after fingolimod treatment

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(Abst.) PML after fingolimod treatment
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"Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy after fingolimod treatment"--from PubMed, April 21, 2018:


The risk of PML with fingolimod in the absence of prior natalizumab treatment is low. The estimated risk was 0.069 per 1,000 patients (95% confidence interval: 0.039-0.114), and the estimated incid...
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Here it is stated that there have been 13 Gilenya-related PML cases--"Complications from Gilenya treatment managed successfully, case report says" in Multiple Sclerosis News Today (May 16, 2018):


Read about a case study reporting the successful management of a MS patient who developed PML due to treatment with Gilenya.
Multiple Sclerosis News Today · multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com
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SPMS, diagnosed 1980. Avonex 2001-2004. Copaxone 2007-2010. Glatopa (glatiramer acetate 40mg 3 times/week)  12/16/20 - 3/16/24.