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Multiple Sclerosis => TREATMENTS => OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) => Topic started by: agate on June 30, 2018, 05:34:39 pm

Title: 4th PML case found in MS patient taking Ocrevus
Post by: agate on June 30, 2018, 05:34:39 pm

A 4th case of PML has developed in an MS patient taking Ocrevus. All 4 cases are being regarded as "carry-over" cases because all of the patients had been taking other MS drugs, possibly not waiting long enough before starting Ocrevus. Genentech has issued this (June 2018) to health-care practitioners:


https://www.ocrelizumabinfo.com/content/dam/gene/ocrelizumabinfo/pdfs/progressive-multifocal-leukoencephalopathy.pdf