Age, Low Immunoglobulin G, and M Serum Levels Predict Infections in People With <scp>AQP4</scp> ‐ <scp>IgG</scp> + <scp>NMOSD</scp> Treated With Rituximab—A Multicenter Cohort Study From the German Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group ( <scp>NEMOS</scp>
Age > 60 years and immunoglobulin serum levels during rituximab treatment may serve as predictors for infection and help to individualize treatment decisions in NMOSD.
Authors
- Insa Schiffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8315-5398)
- Katrin Giglhuber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3790-2334)
- Joachim Havla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4386-1340)
- Corinna Trebst
- Thorleif Etgen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-6435)
- C Warnke
- Mariella Herfurth
- Ioannis Vardakas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5443-1142)
- Orhan Aktas
- Charlotte Schubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2967-4290)
- FrankA Hoffmann
- Daniel W. Engels
- Jasmin Naumann
- Katinka Fischer
- Tania Kümpfel
- F. Then Bergh
- Carolin Schwake
- Klemens Ruprecht
- Makbule Senel
- Judith Bellmann‐Strobl
- Brigitte Wildemann
- Martin W. Hümmert
- Matthias Grothe
- Vivien Häußler
- Marius Ringelstein
- Patrick Schindler
- Achim Berthele
- Sven Jarius
- Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS)
- Ilya Ayzenberg
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Max Delbrück Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Kreisklinik Trostberg (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Knappschaftsklinikum Saar (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- KRH Klinikum Agnes Karll Laatzen (DE)
- St. Josef-Hospital (DE)
- Martha-Maria Hospital (DE)
- Institute of Neuroimmunology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Neurology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.70520
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Amgen
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Sanofi
- Biogen
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- Celgene
- Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation
- CSL Behring
- Arthur Arnstein Stiftung
- Argenx
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Klaus Tschira Stiftung
- Friedrich-Baur-Stiftung
- Stiftung Charité
- Ipsen
- Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss
- Grifols
- Sanofi Genzyme
- Bayer Vital