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March 2021; 8 (2) ArticleOpen Access

Discontinuation of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder With Aquaporin-4 Antibodies

Su-Hyun Kim, Hyunmin Jang, Na Young Park, Yeseul Kim, So-Yeon Kim, Min Young Lee, Jae-Won Hyun, Ho Jin Kim
First published February 23, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000947
Su-Hyun Kim
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Discontinuation of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder With Aquaporin-4 Antibodies
Su-Hyun Kim, Hyunmin Jang, Na Young Park, Yeseul Kim, So-Yeon Kim, Min Young Lee, Jae-Won Hyun, Ho Jin Kim
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Mar 2021, 8 (2) e947; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000947

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vol. 8 no. 2 e947
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000947
PubMed: 
33622675

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Online ISSN: 
2332-7812
History: 
  • Received October 5, 2020
  • Accepted in final form November 12, 2021
  • First Published February 23, 2021.

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Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.

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    1. Su-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD (herena20{at}ncc.re.kr),
    2. Hyunmin Jang, RN,
    3. Na Young Park, RN,
    4. Yeseul Kim, MSc,
    5. So-Yeon Kim, BSc,
    6. Min Young Lee, MD (74687{at}ncc.re.kr),
    7. Jae-Won Hyun, MD, PhD (jacksy12{at}naver.com) and
    8. Ho Jin Kim, MD, PhD
  1. Su-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD (herena20{at}ncc.re.kr),
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. (1) Bio & Medical Technology Development Program (M3A9B6069339) (2) National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant No. NRF- 2016R1D1A1A09916480)

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    1. NONE

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  3. Hyunmin Jang, RN,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  5. Na Young Park, RN,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  7. Yeseul Kim, MSc,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
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    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
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  9. So-Yeon Kim, BSc,
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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
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    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
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  11. Min Young Lee, MD (74687{at}ncc.re.kr),
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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  13. Jae-Won Hyun, MD, PhD (jacksy12{at}naver.com) and
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. (1) National Research Foundation of Korea, NRF- 2020R1F1A1072174, principal investigator, 2020

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  15. Ho Jin Kim, MD, PhD
  16. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Received travel expenses and/or honoraria for lectures or educational activities from Alexion, Biogen, Celltrion, Eisai, Merck Serono, Novartis, Sanofi Genzyme, Teva-Handok, and Viela Bio

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Coeditor, 2019 Journal of Clinical Neurology, Associate Editor, 2016

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. Aprilbio, HanAll BioPharma, MDimune, Merck Serono, Sanofi Genzyme, and Viela Bio

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    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. National Research Foundation of Korea, 2018R1A5A2023127, , Co-Principal Investigator, 2018

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  1. From the Department of Neurology, Research Institute and Hospital of National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Kim hojinkim{at}ncc.re.kr
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