Real-World Results of Ocrelizumab Treatment for Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of real-world patient population (), displayed separately for patients who met the eligibility criteria for the ORATORIO clinical trial and patients who did not meet the eligibility criteria.
Real world
ORATORIOa
ORATORIO not eligible ()
ORATORIO eligible ()
Total ()
Ocrelizumab ()
Age (yr)
Mean (SD)
54.90 (8.03)
49.55 (3.04)
52.09 (6.42)
44.7 (7.9)
Median (range)
56.50 (37-67)
49.00 (46-54)
53.00 (37-67)
46.0 (20-56)
Female sex—no. (%)
5 (50.0)
9 (81.8)
14 (66.7)
237 (48.6)
Time since onset of MS symptoms (yr)
Mean (SD)
6.76 (4.16)
7.42 (4.70)
7.11 (4.35)
6.7 (4.0)
Median (range)
6.04 (.63-12.47)
5.66 (1.95-14.53)
5.95 (.63-14.53)
6.0 (1.1-32.9)
Time since diagnosis of PPMS (yr)
Mean (SD)
4.45 (4.42)
5.32 (4.39)
4.9 (4.31)
2.9 (3.2)
Median (range)
3.30 (.23-12.47)
3.75 (.21-14.53)
3.75 (.21-14.53)
1.6 (.1-16.8)
No previous use of disease-modifying therapy—no. (%)
9 (90.0)
11 (100)
20 (95.2)
433 (88.7)
If yes: dimethyl fumarate
1 (10.0)
0 (0)
1 (4.8)
NA
Score on EDSS
Mean (SD)
4.9 (.99)
5.72 (1.15)
5.33 (1.13)
4.7 (1.2)
Median (range)
4.75 (3.5-6.5)
6.50 (3.5-6.5)
6.0 (3.5-6.5)
4.5 (2.5-7.0)
aORATORIO data were adapted from Montalban et al. [12].