Natalizumab PML Update: June 2013

June 2013 PML update. How many MSers have died from PML? #MSBlog #MSResearch

"The following are the latest risk figures for PML on natalizumab. Please note that the slideshow at the bottom is for professional eyes only. I embed this slideshow for my colleagues who inform me that they are now using this blog for their monthly update."

"As of 4th June 2013 there have been 372 cases of natalizumab-associated PML; 85 (23%) MSers have died from PML and 287 (77%) are alive. Please note that the majority of those surviving have a poor functional outcome."

"The following figure captures all the necessary information in one slide."



IS = previous immunosuppression
Anti-JCV = antibodies detected against JC virus



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