Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy in postpartum women with neurological conditions

© 2023 The Authors. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Neurological Association..

OBJECTIVE: Postpartum, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) have increased risk for disease activity. Anti-CD20 IgG1 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are increasingly used as disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). Patients may wish to both breastfeed and resume DMT postpartum. This study aimed to determine the transfer of anti-CD20 IgG1 mAbs, ocrelizumab, and rituximab (OCR/RTX), into mature breastmilk and describe maternal and infant outcomes.

METHODS: Fifty-seven cis-women receiving OCR/RTX after 59 pregnancies and their infants were enrolled and followed up to 12M postpartum or 90 days post-infusion. Breastmilk was collected pre-infusion and serially up to 90 days and assayed for mAb concentration. Medical records and patients' questionnaire responses were obtained to assess neurologic, breastfeeding, and infant development outcomes.

RESULTS: The median average concentration of mAb in breastmilk was low (OCR: 0.08 μg/mL, range 0.05-0.4; RTX: 0.03 μg/mL, range 0.005-0.3). Concentration peaked 1-7 days post-infusion in most (77%) and was nearly undetectable after 90 days. Median average relative infant dose was <1% (OCR: 0.1%, range 0.07-0.7; RTX: 0.04%, range 0.005-0.3). Forty-three participants continued to breastfeed post-infusion. At 8-12 months, the proportion of infants' growth between the 3rd and 97th World Health Organization percentiles did not differ for breastfed (36/40) and non-breastfed (14/16, p > 0.05) infants; neither did the proportion with normal development (breastfed: 37/41, non-breastfed: 11/13; p > 0.05). After postpartum infusion, two mothers experienced a clinical relapse.

INTERPRETATION: These confirm minimal transfer of mAb into breastmilk. Anti-CD20 mAb therapy stabilizes MS activity before conception to the postpartum period, and postpartum treatments appears to be safe and well-tolerated for both mother and infant.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Annals of clinical and translational neurology - 10(2023), 11 vom: 06. Nov., Seite 2053-2064

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Anderson, Annika [VerfasserIn]
Rowles, William [VerfasserIn]
Poole, Shane [VerfasserIn]
Balan, Ayushi [VerfasserIn]
Bevan, Carolyn [VerfasserIn]
Brandstadter, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
Ciplea, Andrea I [VerfasserIn]
Cooper, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Fabian, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Hale, Thomas W [VerfasserIn]
Jacobs, Dina [VerfasserIn]
Kakara, Mihir [VerfasserIn]
Krysko, Kristen M [VerfasserIn]
Longbrake, Erin E [VerfasserIn]
Marcus, Jacqueline [VerfasserIn]
Repovic, Pavle [VerfasserIn]
Riley, Claire S [VerfasserIn]
Romeo, Andrew R [VerfasserIn]
Rutatangwa, Alice [VerfasserIn]
West, Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Hellwig, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
LaHue, Sara C [VerfasserIn]
Bove, Riley [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4F4X42SYQ6
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rituximab

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Date Completed 16.11.2023

Date Revised 24.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/acn3.51893

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361734646