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Hadden, R. D., & Marreno, F. (2015). Switch from intravenous to subcutaneous immunoglobulin in CIDP and MMN: improved tolerability and patient satisfaction. Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 8(1), 14-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285614563056
Hadden, Robert D M, and Marreno, Fabrizio. "Switch from intravenous to subcutaneous immunoglobulin in CIDP and MMN: improved tolerability and patient satisfaction." Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders vol. 8,1 (2015): 14-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285614563056
Hadden RD, Marreno F. Switch from intravenous to subcutaneous immunoglobulin in CIDP and MMN: improved tolerability and patient satisfaction. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2015 Jan;8(1):14-9. doi: 10.1177/1756285614563056. PMID: 25584070; PMCID: PMC4286942.
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Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2015 Jan;8(1):14-9. doi: 10.1177/1756285614563056.

Switch from intravenous to subcutaneous immunoglobulin in CIDP and MMN: improved tolerability and patient satisfaction.

Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders

Robert D M Hadden, Fabrizio Marreno

Affiliations

  1. Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
  2. Specialist Nurse Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 25584070 PMCID: PMC4286942 DOI: 10.1177/1756285614563056

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) or multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) who were switched from intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) to subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG).

METHODS: Eight consecutive patients, four with MMN and four with CIDP, already on long-term, hospital-based IVIG were switched to home-based SCIG. These patients were selected on the basis of their requirement for relatively low treatment doses, problems experienced with IVIG, and their willingness to switch to SCIG.

RESULTS: After a mean 33 [standard deviation (SD) 19] months receiving SCIG, 7 patients remained neurologically stable and 6 remained on a similar mean weekly immunoglobulin dose relative to their original intravenous dose. A good outcome was reported by 7 of the 8 patients: there were improvements in nausea and headache (n = 4), need to travel to hospital (n = 4), venous access problems (n = 3), immunoglobulin-induced neutropenia (n = 3), treatment wearing-off fluctuations (n = 2), IVIG-induced allergy requiring antihistamine/hydrocortisone (n = 1) and time taken off work (n = 1). The eighth patient required increasing doses of immunoglobulin to maintain strength but still wanted to continue SCIG. Seven patients completed a questionnaire: there was a very high overall satisfaction level with immunoglobulin treatment [mean 96 (SD 5), visual analogue scale (VAS) where 0 = very unsatisfied, 100 = very satisfied]; and very strong preference for subcutaneous over intravenous immunoglobulin (VAS mean 93 [SD 12] where 0 = prefer IVIG, 100 = prefer SCIG).

CONCLUSIONS: In seven of the eight patients, SCIG gave improved tolerability and patient satisfaction with similar efficacy compared with IVIG.

Keywords: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; intravenous immunoglobulins; multifocal motor neuropathy; subcutaneous immunoglobulins

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