Anti-CD20 therapies for pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis: A systematic review.

Background: Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) cases, defined as multiple sclerosis (MS) with onset before the age of 18, represent between 3 and 5 % of all MS patients. Anti-CD20 drugs mainly rituximab, ocrelizumab, and ofatumumab are being widely used in adult-onset MS. Their use in POMS is also being increasingly considered by experts.