Safety of breast feeding during rituximab treatment in multiple sclerosis.

Brit Ellen Rød Øivind Fredvik Torkildsen Kjell-Morten Myhr Lars Bø Stig Wergeland

Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2022)

We found minimal transfer of rituximab into breast milk and could not reliably detect levels of rituximab in infant serum. B cell counts in infants were unaffected.

Keyphrases

diffuse large b cell lymphoma
multiple sclerosis
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
hodgkin lymphoma
peripheral blood
combination therapy