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. 2024 Apr 2;24:108. doi: 10.1186/s12883-024-03594-3

Table 2.

Reasons for treatment changes according to each individual DMT

Alemtuzumab Dimethylfumarate Fingolimod Glatiramer Interferons Natalizumab Rituximab Teriflunomide
Treatment switch ( N  = 404)
Total 3 7 79 22 219 47 4 23
Disease activity n (%) 3 (100) 3 (42.9) 62 (77.2) 9 (40.1) 116 (52.9) 11 (23.4) 2 (50.0) 14 (60.8)
Safety n (%) 0 (0.0) 2 (28.6) 11 (13.9) 4 (18.2) 69 (31.5) 4 (8.5) 1 (25.0) 6 (26.1)
Reproductive issues n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Administrative issues n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (9.5) 6 (2.8) 1 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
JC virus n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 33 (70.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Other n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (3.8) 2 (9.5) 7 (3.2) 1 (2.1) 1 (25.0) 1 (4.3)
Unknown n (%) 0 (0.0) 2 (28.6) 3 (3.8) 4 (18.2) 33 (15.1) 2 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (8.7)
Treatment suspension ( N  = 186)
Total 2 5 21 11 106 24 9 8
Disease activity n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 15 (14.2) 1 (4.2) 2 (25.0) 0 (0.0)
Safety n (%) 0 (0.0) 2 (40.0) 3 (14.3) 2 (18.2) 27 (25.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5)
Reproductive issues n (%) 0 (0.0) 1 (20.0) 6 (28.6) 4 (36.4) 17 (16.0) 4 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 2 (25.0)
Administrative issues n (%) 0 (0.0) 2 (40.0) 9 (42.9) 2 (18.2) 13 (12.3) 9 (37.5) 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0)
JC virus n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (45.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Other n (%) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.8) 2 (18.2) 14 (13.2) 1 (4.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (12.5)
Unknown n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (9.5) 2 (18.2) 27 (25.5) 2 (8.3) 1 (12.5) 1 (12.5)