Introduction. Alemtuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the CD52 antigen. It is a highly efficacious drug for the treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). The treatment protocol consists in 2 treatment cycles: 12mg/day i.v. infusions for 5 consecutive days and after one-year 12mg/day infusions for 3 days. To our knowledge, there is a single case series in the literature detailing MS remission after a single cycle of Alemtuzumab. Here, we report a similar experience. Case report. A 48-year-old woman with fluctuating right leg weakness for three years and burning pain in the right foot was diagnosed with MS. She was started on Betaferon©. Her condition progressed and in less than one year, she was switched to glatiramer and after new MS relapses to fingolimod. Disease progressed to Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of 7.0. She was started on Alemtuzumab (five-day course of 12mg i.v. on 6/2018). A second Alemtuzumab cycle was not given since she failed to follow monitoring guidelines. She had no signs of disease activity after four years. Conclusions. It is possible that MS remission may be achieved with a single cycle of Alemtuzumab.
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