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. 2019 Apr 1;12:1756286419836571. doi: 10.1177/1756286419836571

Table 2.

Derisking immune therapy.

I. Baseline diagnostics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
(7.)

(8.)
(9.)
(10.)
(11.)
MRI
FBC – leukocytes / platelets
LFTs, U&E, urine, creatinine
Pregnancy test
Immunoglobulin levels
Serum protein electrophoresis
Infection serology
a) HIV 1&2
b) Hepatitis B&C
c) VZV
d) Syphilis
e) TB Elispot/Quantiferon assay
Cervical smear
Vaccinations
LP (CSF analysis)
Listeria prophylaxis
II. Infusion-DMTs & IRTS
1.
2.
Infusion-related reactions
a) Corticosteroids
b) Antihistamines
c) Antipyretics
Infections
a) Herpes prophylaxis
b) Listeria/PJP prophylaxis
III. Monitoring (general aspects, specific requirements depending on DMT)
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Clinical disease activity
MRI
a) disease activity
b) PML
Blood
a) FBC – leukopenia
b) TFTs
c) LFTs
d) U&E, creatinine
Urine
a) Infection
b) Renal dysfunction
Infection
a) Serology
b) CSF (infection specific DNA, infection-specific ASI)
Pregnancy
(New) autoimmunity
Malignancy surveillance and prevention (skin, cervical, breast, treatment of chronic hepatitis etc.)

ASI, antibody-specificity Index; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; DMT, disease-modifying treatment;

DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; FBC, full blood count; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IRTS, immune reconstitution therapies; LFT, liver function test; LP, lumbar puncture; MRI, magnetic resonance tomography; PJP, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia; PML, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; TB, tuberculosis; TFT, thyroid function test; U&E, urea & electrolytes; VZV, varicella zoster virus.