#MSBlog: March natalizumab PML update; 343 confirmed cases with a 23% mortality rate on a denominator of more than 112,000 treated MSers.
"As of the 5th March 2013 there have been 343 confirmed cases of natalizumab-associated PML; 79 (23%) MSers have died because of PML and 264 (77%) are alive. Of the MSers who survive the majority are significantly disabled. These figures are on a denominator of over 112,000 MSers treated with Natalizumab to date."
The following presentation has been kindly provided by Biogen-Idec and contains more detailed figures.
CoI: multiple
Labels: Natalizumab, PML, PML Risk update