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Cohen JA, Georges GE, Griffith LM, et al., 2020, Best Available Therapy Versus Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation For Multiple Sclerosis, Americas-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 39-40, ISSN: 1352-4585
Uccelli A, Laroni A, Brundin L, et al., 2020, MEsenchymal StEm cells for Multiple Sclerosis (MESEMS) study: results from a multi-center, randomized, double blind, cross-over phase 2 clinical trial with autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) for the therapy of multiple sclerosis, 6th Congress of the European-Academy-of-Neurology (EAN), Publisher: WILEY, Pages: 27-27, ISSN: 1351-5101
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Sharrack B, Saccardi R, Alexander T, et al., 2020, Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis and other immune-mediated neurological diseases: guidelines and recommendations of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and the Joint Accreditation Committee of the International Society for Cellular Therapy, Annual Meeting of the American-Academy-of-Neurology, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ISSN: 0028-3878
Kondratiuk A, Muraro P, Johnson M, et al., 2020, The Use of Rituximab in Neurological Diseases; Real World Data from a Neuroscience Centre, Annual Meeting of the American-Academy-of-Neurology, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ISSN: 0028-3878
Georges GE, Cohen JA, Griffith LM, et al., 2020, Best Available Therapy Versus Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Sclerosis, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (TCT) Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR, Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, Pages: S297-S297, ISSN: 1083-8791
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Lünemann JD, Ruck T, Muraro PA, et al., 2020, Author Correction: Immune reconstitution therapies: concepts for durable remission in multiple sclerosis., Nat Rev Neurol, Vol: 16
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Sharrack B, Saccardi R, Alexander T, et al., 2020, Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and other cellular therapy in multiple sclerosis and immune-mediated neurological diseases: updated guidelines and recommendations from the EBMT Autoimmune Diseases Working Party (ADWP) and the Joint Accreditation Committee of EBMT and ISCT (JACIE)., Bone Marrow Transplantation, Vol: 55, Pages: 283-306, ISSN: 0268-3369
These updated EBMT guidelines review the clinical evidence, registry activity and mechanisms of action of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other immune-mediated neurological diseases and provide recommendations for patient selection, transplant technique, follow-up and future development. The major focus is on autologous HSCT (aHSCT), used in MS for over two decades and currently the fastest growing indication for this treatment in Europe, with increasing evidence to support its use in highly active relapsing remitting MS failing to respond to disease modifying therapies. aHSCT may have a potential role in the treatment of the progressive forms of MS with a significant inflammatory component and other immune-mediated neurological diseases, including chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, neuromyelitis optica, myasthenia gravis and stiff person syndrome. Allogeneic HSCT should only be considered where potential risks are justified. Compared with other immunomodulatory treatments, HSCT is associated with greater short-term risks and requires close interspeciality collaboration between transplant physicians and neurologists with a special interest in these neurological conditions before, during and after treatment in accredited HSCT centres. Other experimental cell therapies are developmental for these diseases and patients should only be treated on clinical trials.
Harris KM, Lim N, Lindau P, et al., 2020, Extensive intrathecal T cell renewal following hematopoietic transplantation for multiple sclerosis, JCI INSIGHT, Vol: 5
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Luenemann JD, Ruck T, Muraro PA, et al., 2020, Immune reconstitution therapies: concepts for durable remission in multiple sclerosis, NATURE REVIEWS NEUROLOGY, Vol: 16, Pages: 56-62, ISSN: 1759-4758
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Dorsey R, Williams T, Singh-Curry V, et al., 2019, MANAGING RITUXIMAB DELIVERY IN A NEUROSCIENCES CENTRE, Annual Meeting of the Association-of-British-Neurologists (ABN), Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: E28-E28, ISSN: 0022-3050
Kalam S, Hill J, Baheerathan A, et al., 2019, OUTCOME IN A HIGHLY ACTIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COHORT IN THE UK, Annual Meeting of the Association-of-British-Neurologists (ABN), Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, Pages: E55-E55, ISSN: 0022-3050
Mehra V, Rhone E, Widya S, et al., 2019, Epstein-barr virus and monoclonal gammopathy of clinical significance in autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis., Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol: 69, Pages: 1757-1763, ISSN: 1058-4838
INTRODUCTION: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) conditioning as treatment of active multiple sclerosis (MS) is rapidly increasing across Europe (EBMT registry data 2017). Clinically significant Epstein-Barr virus reactivation (EBV-R) following AHSCT with ATG for severe autoimmune conditions is an underrecognized complication relative to T-cell deplete transplants performed for hematological diseases. This retrospective study reports EBV-R associated significant clinical sequelae in MS patients undergoing AHSCT with rabbit ATG. METHODS: Retrospective data were analyzed for 36 consecutive MS-AHSCT patients at Kings College Hospital, London. All patients routinely underwent weekly EBV DNA polymerase chain reaction monitoring and serum electrophoresis for monoclonal gammopathy (MG or M-protein). EBV-R with rising Epstein-Barr viral load, M-protein, and associated clinical sequelae were captured from clinical records. RESULTS: All patients had evidence of rising EBV DNA-emia, including 7 who were lost to long-term follow-up, with a number of them developing high EBV viral load and associated lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD). Nearly 72% (n = 18/29) developed de novo MG, some with significant neurological consequences with high M-protein and EBV-R. Six patients required anti-CD20 therapy (rituximab) with complete resolution of EBV related symptoms. Receiver operating characteristics estimated a peak EBV viremia of >500 000 DNA copies/mL correlated with high sensitivity (85.5%) and specificity (82.5%) (area under the curve: 0.87; P = .004) in predicting EBV-R related significant clinical events. CONCLUSION: Symptomatic EBV reactivation increases risk of neurological sequelae and LPD in MS-AHSCT. We recommend regular monitoring for EBV and serum electrophoresis for MG in MS patients in the first 3 months post-AHSCT.
Saccardi R, Badoglio M, Burman J, et al., 2019, BEAM Vs Cyclophosphamide-Based Conditioning Regimen in Aggressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Retrospective Analysis of European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Society, 61st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH), Publisher: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, ISSN: 0006-4971
Muraro PA, Cohen JA, 2019, Complex intensive treatment shows promise against a complex aggressive disease, NEUROLOGY, Vol: 93, Pages: 776-777, ISSN: 0028-3878
Sridharan S, Raffel J, Nandoskar A, et al., 2019, Confirmation of specific binding of the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) radioligand [18F]GE-180: a blocking study using XBD173 in multiple sclerosis normal appearing white and grey matter, Molecular Imaging and Biology, Vol: 21, Pages: 935-944, ISSN: 1536-1632
Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) ligands exhibit different levels of non-displaceable binding in vivo. In the case of ligands for the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO), the component of non-displaceable binding for the most widely used radiotracer, [11C]-(R)-PK11195, is relatively high compared to that for newer TSPO ligands. Non-displaceable binding is not often quantified in humans in vivo, partially due to a lack of available ligands that are known to be safe with which to displace binding to the target receptor. Recently, however, a technique has been developed to quantify the non-displaceable binding of TSPO tracers in vivo, by blocking the receptor with the TSPO ligand XBD173 and comparing the total volume of distribution ( ) pre and post-blockade. Here, we used an occupancy plot to quantify the non-displaceable binding ( ) of the TSPO PET tracers [18F]GE-180 and [11C]PBR28 in cohorts of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). We also compared plots of subjects carrying both high and mixed binding affinity polymorphisms of TSPO to estimate while potentially avoiding the need for receptor blockade.Procedures: Twelve people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and high (HAB) or mixed (MAB) affinity binding for TSPO underwent baseline MRI and 90-minute dynamic [18F]GE-180 PET (n=6; 3 HAB and 3 MAB) or [11C]PBR28 PET (n=6; 3 HAB, 3 MAB). Either one week later ([18F]GE-180) or the same afternoon ([11C]PBR28), participants had repeat PET following a 90mg dose of XBD173. PET images were co-registered with T1 MR volumetric images and regions of interest (ROIs) were defined using the 83-region Hammers atlas. Arterial blood sampling was used to generate plasma input functions for the two-tissue compartment model to quantify . The non-displaceable fraction of the total volume of distribution ( ) was calculated using two independent methods: the occupancy plot (by modelling the differences in signal post XBD173), and the polymorphism plot (by modelling the differences in
Ali R, Cencioni MT, Nicholas R, et al., 2019, Immunological change after MSC infusion in MS patients results from a Phase 2 trial of autologous mesenchymal cell therapy in MS (STREAMS), 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 297-298, ISSN: 1352-4585
Uccelli A, Laroni A, Brundin L, et al., 2019, MEsenchymal StEm cells for Multiple Sclerosis (MESEMS): a multi-center, randomized, double blind, cross-over phase 2 clinical trial with autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 759-760, ISSN: 1352-4585
Nicholas R, Chang K, Romozzi M, et al., 2019, Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in multiple sclerosis (MS) serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 444-445, ISSN: 1352-4585
Nicholas R, Cortese A, Hill J, et al., 2019, Early cervical spinal cord atrophy predicts disability in active relapsing multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal cohort study, 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 472-472, ISSN: 1352-4585
Marastoni D, Magliozzi R, Howell O, et al., 2019, High levels of perivascular inflammation and active white matter lesions at time of death are associated with rapidly progressive multiple sclerosis, 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 76-77, ISSN: 1352-4585
Cencioni MT, Yusuf S, Palmisano I, et al., 2019, Soluble CD27 a biomarker of T cell activity in intrathecal inflammation in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 110-111, ISSN: 1352-4585
Rigoni E, Singh-Curry V, Nandoskar A, et al., 2019, Alemtuzumab as induction versus escalation therapy: efficacy and adverse events in the real-world, 35th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) / 24th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS, Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 773-773, ISSN: 1352-4585
Scalfari A, Pisani A, Romualdi C, et al., 2019, Predictors of long term brain atrophy among multiple sclerosis patients, 5th Congress of the European-Academy-of-Neurology (EAN), Publisher: WILEY, Pages: 247-247, ISSN: 1351-5101
Uccelli A, Laroni A, Brundin L, et al., 2019, MEsenchymal StEm cells for Multiple Sclerosis (MESEMS): a randomized, double blind, cross-over phase I/II clinical trial with autologous mesenchymal stem cells for the therapy of multiple sclerosis, Trials, Vol: 20, Pages: 1-13, ISSN: 1745-6215
BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system with a degenerative component, leading to irreversible disability. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been shown to prevent inflammation and neurodegeneration in animal models of MS, but no large phase II clinical trials have yet assessed the exploratory efficacy of MSC for MS.Methods/designThis is an academic, investigator-initiated, randomized, double-blind, placebo-compared phase I/II clinical trial with autologous, bone-marrow derived MSC in MS. Enrolled subjects will receive autologous MSC at either baseline or at week 24, through a cross-over design. Primary co-objectives are to test safety and efficacy of MSC treatment compared to placebo at 6 months. Secondary objectives will evaluate the efficacy of MSC at clinical and MRI levels. In order to overcome funding constraints, the MEsenchymal StEm cells for Multiple Sclerosis (MESEMS) study has been designed to merge partially independent clinical trials, following harmonized protocols and sharing some key centralized procedures, including data collection and analyses.DiscussionResults will provide patients and the scientific community with data on the safety and efficacy of MSC for MS. The innovative approach utilized to obtain funds to support the MESEMS trial could represent a new model to circumvent limitation of funds encountered by academic trials.
Cohen JA, Baldassari LE, Atkins HL, et al., 2019, Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for treatment-refractory relapsing multiple sclerosis: Position statement from the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Vol: 25, Pages: 845-854, ISSN: 1083-8791
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling, immune-mediated, central nervous system demyelinating and degenerative disease. Approved disease modifying therapies may be incompletely effective in some patients with highly active relapsing disease and high risk of disability. Immunoablative or myeloablative therapy followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) has been investigated in retrospective studies, clinical trials, and meta-analyses/systematic reviews as an approach to address this unmet clinical need. On behalf of the American Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT), a panel of experts in AHCT and MS convened to review available evidence and make recommendations on MS as an indication for AHCT. Review of recent literature identified eight retrospective studies, eight clinical trials, and three meta-analyses/systematic reviews. In aggregate, these studies indicate that AHCT is an efficacious and safe treatment for active relapsing forms of MS to prevent clinical relapses, MRI lesion activity, and disability worsening, and to reverse disability, without unexpected adverse events. Based on the available evidence, the ASBMT recommends that treatment-refractory relapsing MS with high risk of future disability be considered a "standard of care, clinical evidence available" indication for AHCT. Collaboration of neurologists with expertise in treating MS and transplant physicians with experience performing AHCT for autoimmune disease is crucial for appropriate patient selection and optimizing transplant procedures to improve patient outcomes. Transplant centers in the United States and Canada are strongly encouraged to report baseline and outcomes data on patients receiving AHCT for multiple sclerosis to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.
Muraro PA, Scolding NJ, Fox RJ, 2019, Author response: Rare side effects of alemtuzumab remind us of the need for postmarketing surveillance., Neurology, Vol: 92, Pages: 586-586
Sousa ADPA, Johnson KR, Ohayon J, et al., 2019, Comprehensive analysis of TCR-beta repertoire in patients with neurological immune-mediated disorders, Scientific Reports, Vol: 9, ISSN: 2045-2322
In this study we characterized the TCR repertoire profiles in patients with chronic progressive inflammatory neurological disorders including HAM/TSP, associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection, and multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the CNS of unknown etiology. We hypothesized that a T-cell receptor (TCR) clonal repertoire ‘signature’ could distinguish HAM/TSP patients from healthy controls, as well as from patients with a more heterogeneous CNS-reactive inflammatory disease such as MS. In this study, we applied an unbiased molecular technique – unique molecular identifier (UMI) library-based strategy to investigate with high accuracy the TCR clonal repertoire by high throughput sequencing (HTS) technology. cDNA-TCR β-chain libraries were sequenced from 2 million peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in 14 HAM/TSP patients, 34 MS patients and 20 healthy controls (HC). While HAM/TSP patients showed a higher clonal T-cell expansion compared to MS and HC, increase of the TCR clonal expansion was inversely correlated with the diversity of TCR repertoire in all subjects. In addition, longitudinal analysis of TCR repertoires from HAM/TSP patients demonstrated a correlation of the TCR clonal expansion with HTLV-I proviral load. Surprisingly, MS patients showed a higher diversity of TCR repertoires than other groups. Despite higher TCR clonal expansions in HAM/TSP patients, no disease-specific TCRs were shared among patients. Only non-shared or “private” TCR repertoires was observed. While no clones that shared the same CDR3 amino acid sequences were seen in either HC or MS patients, there was a cluster of related CDR3 amino acid sequences observed for 18 out of 34 MS patients when evaluated by phylogenetic tree analysis. This suggests that a TCR-repertoire signature may be identified in a subset of patients with MS.
Scalfari A, Nicholas R, Malik O, et al., 2018, Escalating Immunotherapies for highly active Multiple Sclerosis: reviewing the evidences, CML-Multiple Sclerosis
Scalfari A, Muraro PA, 2018, Monoclonal antibody therapy and long-term outcomes in multiple sclerosis - The challenge of treatment optimisation, European Neurological Review, Vol: 13, Pages: 78-85, ISSN: 1758-3837
The therapeutic landscape of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been transformed by the advent of several new monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapies that can potentially lead to full stabilisation of detectable disease activity. Natalizumab, alemtuzumab and ocrelizumab are currently licensed MAbs for the treatment of MS. Daclizumab was licensed for the treatment of MS, although it has been recently withdrawn from the market by the manufacturer. Most patients are initially managed with first-line treatments, and, if disease breakthrough occurs, are escalated to a stronger compound, yet the available evidence indicates an early window of therapeutic opportunity for MAbs to exert most of their efficacy. It is important to balance the superior efficacy of MAbs compared with injectable treatments against more serious side effects, although these are well recognised and can be monitored where indicated and treated. In particular, the risk of progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy with natalizumab can be managed by screening potential patients for the John Cunningham virus. The MAbs also have the benefit of convenience to patients compared with daily or weekly treatments since they are given via less frequent administration. The cost of these treatments, compared with other therapies, may be an important issue in many countries where healthcare budgets are under pressure. The complex decision of choosing the best treatment for an individual should be made jointly between the doctor and the patient after careful consideration of the many factors to be weighed.
Muraro P, 2018, The rationale and the existing clinical data using haematopoietic stem cells in MS., 34th Congress of the European-Committee-for-Treatment-and-Research-in-Multiple-Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Pages: 110-110, ISSN: 1352-4585
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