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Old 09-25-2009, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by komokazi View Post
Cherie,

Without enough usage experience there is no way to tell what the risk is (whether it might be higher or lower or the same).

Time certainly seems to be somewhat of a factor (No PML before 12 months) but what are the others?
According to the FDA, "time" is relative to the number of infusions:

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"The risk for developing PML appears to increase with the number of Tysabri infusions received.
So, if they are correct, the more infusions you have, they are predicting the bigger your risk of contracting PML ...

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