Ocrelizumab Concentration Is a Good Predictor of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Response in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Zoé Léonie Elise van KempenLaura HogenboomAlyssa A TooropMaurice SteenhuisEileen W StalmanLaura Y L KummerKoos P J van DamKarien BloemAnja Ten BrinkeS Marieke van HamTaco W KuijpersGerrit J WolbinkFloris C LoeffLuuk WieskeFilip EftimovTheo RispensEva M M StrijbisJoep Killesteinnull nullPublished in: Annals of neurology (2022)
Ocrelizumab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, counteracts induction of humoral immune responses after severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccinations in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to assess if serum ocrelizumab concentration measured at the time of vaccination could predict the humoral response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. In 52 patients with MS, we found ocrelizumab concentration at the time of vaccination to be a good predictor for SARS-CoV-2 IgG anti-RBD titers after vaccination (comparable to B-cell count). As the course of ocrelizumab concentration may be predicted using pharmacokinetic models, this may be a superior biomarker to guide optimal timing for vaccinations in B-cell depleted patients with MS. ANN NEUROL 2022.