monoclonal antibodies
I may have to take a drug based on these. Have you taken them and have you any advice?
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Which one? I had lemtrada. Pre lemtrada I was relapsing every 2-3 months, my last relapse was disabling and caused complete paralysis from my waist down... For me it has been very successful, I haven't relapsed since (2 years since round 1) and I can now walk and only use my wheelchair to go out for the day, like shopping, zoo, anything with a lot of walking. It is an aggressive treatment so not to be taken lightly, but the benefits definitely outweighed the risks for me. As for follow ups, I can't confirm if I have any new activity yet but am due for my MRI anytime now. Hope this helps, if you want to know anything more specific just ask :)
Murray, there are many. The mab at the end of the drug name is the identifier. Some are animal, some are humanised (ocrelizumab from mouse pancreatic cells) and some are human-derived. This is a meta view: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoclonal_antibody Ocrelizumab Natalizumab Alemtuzumab Rituximab Ofatumumab (on the way) Are the ones that come to mind for MS. I am on ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) and am due to have my fourth infusion in June/July this year. It has been remarkable in so far as I don't feel a thing. Nothing. My MRI is not active though. They are relatively new drugs and are well monitored. Not like taking ibuprofen but highly unlikely to harm you as the monitoring is so v good. Use the search function here, type in ocrelizumab and see all the posts.