Cancer Risk for Fingolimod, Natalizumab, and Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis Patients.
Peter AlpingJohan AsklingJoachim BurmanKatharina FinkAnna Fogdell-HahnMartin GunnarssonJan HillertAnnette Langer-GouldJan LyckePetra NilssonJonatan SalzerAnders SvenningssonMagnus VrethemTomas OlssonFredrik PiehlThomas FrisellPublished in: Annals of neurology (2020)
In this first large comparative study of 3 highly effective MS disease-modifying therapies, no increased risk of invasive cancer was seen with rituximab and natalizumab, compared to the general population. However, there was a borderline-significant increased risk with fingolimod, compared to both the general population and rituximab. It was not possible to attribute this increased risk to any specific type of cancer, and further studies are warranted to validate these findings. ANN NEUROL 2020;87:688-699.
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