We evaluated the effect of DMTs on Covid-19 severity in patients with MS, with a pooled-analysis of two large cohorts from Italy and France. The association of baseline characteristics and DMTs with Covid-19 severity was assessed by multivariate ordinal-logistic models and pooled by a fixed-effect meta-analysis. 1066 patients with MS from Italy and 721 from France were included. In the multivariate model, anti-CD20 therapies were significantly associated (OR = 2.05, 95%CI = 1.39–3.02, p < 0.001) with Covid-19 severity, whereas interferon indicated a decreased risk (OR = 0.42, 95%CI = 0.18–0.99, p = 0.047). This pooled-analysis confirms an increased risk of severe Covid-19 in patients on anti-CD20 therapies and supports the protective role of interferon.

DMTs and Covid-19 severity in MS: a pooled analysis from Italy and France

Pelletier J.;Radaelli M.;Comi G.;
2021-01-01

Abstract

We evaluated the effect of DMTs on Covid-19 severity in patients with MS, with a pooled-analysis of two large cohorts from Italy and France. The association of baseline characteristics and DMTs with Covid-19 severity was assessed by multivariate ordinal-logistic models and pooled by a fixed-effect meta-analysis. 1066 patients with MS from Italy and 721 from France were included. In the multivariate model, anti-CD20 therapies were significantly associated (OR = 2.05, 95%CI = 1.39–3.02, p < 0.001) with Covid-19 severity, whereas interferon indicated a decreased risk (OR = 0.42, 95%CI = 0.18–0.99, p = 0.047). This pooled-analysis confirms an increased risk of severe Covid-19 in patients on anti-CD20 therapies and supports the protective role of interferon.
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Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; COVID-19; Female; France; Humans; Immunologic Factors; Interferons; Italy; Male; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Middle Aged; Multiple Sclerosis; Multivariate Analysis; Protective Factors; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Rituximab; Severity of Illness Index
Sormani M.P.; Salvetti M.; Labauge P.; Schiavetti I.; Zephir H.; Carmisciano L.; Bensa C.; De Rossi N.; Pelletier J.; Cordioli C.; Vukusic S.; Moiola ...espandi
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