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Abstract| Volume 37, 101576, January 2020

Efficacy of Satralizumab As Monotherapy in Pre-Specified Subgroups of Sakurastar, a Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Clinical Study in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

      Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine implicated in the immune pathology of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and NMO spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Satralizumab, a humanised recycling monoclonal antibody that binds to the IL-6 receptor, reduced risk of relapse in patients with NMO or NMOSD as add-on therapy in the SAkuraSky study (NCT02028884) and monotherapy in the SAkuraStar study (NCT02073279).
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