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Biogen-Idec reported yesterday that the US patient who was reported to have PML on Oct. 29, 2008 has died.

The death was likely as a result of IRIS from PLEX and treatment for PML. This is the patient who was 49 yrs old, female, previously treated with Copaxone,Beta-interferons and methotrexate for RA. She had received 14 infusions of Tysabri.

Her last methotrexate treatment was 4 months before starting Tysabri. It is unknown when she was last treated with interferons and Copaxone.

More information as and if it becomes available. Since this patient lives in the USA, there may be no further information available due to the HIPAA laws.
As an update to this post:

I can find NO 8k from Biogen on this patient.

I cannot find any mention of this announcement on Biogen's site, where any announcement from Biogen to the public is always posted as it is announced.

There is no cause of death listed in any of the news reports about this announcement.

The death was reported to Biogen, according to news reports, but no further details are available in any news reports I have read.

In my previous post, I speculated on the likely cause of death and posted "The death was likely as a result of IRIS from PLEX and treatment for PML"
That is my opinion and not fact, since no cause of death has been published.

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