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The majority of adverse events (93 percent) in all three arms, including infusion-associated adverse events, were mild-to-moderate in intensity. The total number of adverse events was approximately twice as high in each of the alemtuzumab-treated arms as in the Rebif-treated arm, primarily due to the high number of infusion-associated adverse events. Excluding infusion- associated adverse events (i.e., those occurring within 48 hours of an infusion), the incidence of adverse events was similar across the three arms.

To date, a total of six of 216 (2.8 percent) alemtuzumab-treated patients in the CAMMS223 study have developed ITP. In the initial case, symptoms of ITP were experienced but not recognized in time to seek prompt medical attention. After that case, the sponsor notified investigators and patients of the risk of ITP, and a Patient Monitoring Program for ITP was implemented in CAMMS223. The other five ITP patients were diagnosed promptly, responded well to medical treatment, and have been stable without ongoing treatment for ITP for between five and thirteen months. No new cases of ITP have been reported in the study since September 2006. A presentation of updated ITP information will be made at the AAN conference by Herman Sullivan, MD on Wednesday, May 2, at 4:30PM EDT.

Additionally, the proportion of patients with thyroid-related clinical adverse events after alemtuzumab treatment was 16.2 percent vs. 1.9 percent after Rebif treatment. Thyroid adverse experiences were substantially less common in the two years after alemtuzumab treatment than in prior studies of the product in MS patients. A poster presentation of updated thyroid autoimmunity information will be made by Dr. Coles on Thursday, May 3.

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