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Trial reportNeurology2017

Reversibility of the effects of natalizumab on peripheral immune cell dynamics in MS patients.

Tatiana Plavina, Kumar Kandadi Muralidharan, Geoffrey Kuesters, Daniel Mikol, Karleyton Evans, Meena Subramanyam, Ivan Nestorov, Yi Chen, Qunming Dong, Pei-Ran Ho and 11 more

Erratum issued Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Neurology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04048577 (The Impact of a Planned 12-week Dosing Interruption of Natalizumab on Immune Cell Trafficking, Pharmacokinetic), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04048577 phase4unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of a Planned 12-week Dosing Interruption of Natalizumab on Immune Cell Trafficking, Pharmacokinetic (PK)/Pharmacodynamic (PD) Parameters, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Disease Stability.

TypeinterventionalSponsorBerkovich, Regina MD, PhD Inc.Ran2019 to 2021Enrolled10ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingArmsDosing Interruption of Natalizumab
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tatiana PlavinaFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.). Tatiana.plavina@biogen.com.
Kumar Kandadi MuralidharanFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Geoffrey KuestersFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Daniel MikolFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Karleyton EvansFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Meena SubramanyamFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Ivan NestorovFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Yi ChenFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Qunming DongFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Pei-Ran HoFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Diogo AmaranteFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Alison AdamsFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Jerome De SèzeFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Robert FoxFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Ralf GoldFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Douglas JefferyFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Ludwig KapposFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Xavier MontalbanFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Bianca Weinstock-GuttmanFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Hans-Peter HartungFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
Bruce A C CreeFrom Biogen (T.P., K.K.M., G.K., D.M., K.E., M.S., I.N., Y.C., Q.D., P.-R.H., D.A.), Cambridge, MA; Ashfield Healthcare Communications (A.A.), Middletown, CT; Hôpital Civil (J.D.S.), Strasbourg, France; Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; St. Josef Hospital (R.G.), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany; Piedmont HealthCare (D.J.), Mooresville, NC; Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, Biomedicine, and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital and University of Basel, Switzerland; Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (X.M.), Barcelona, Spain; Jacobs MS Center and Pediatric MS Center of Excellence (B.W.-G.), Jacobs Neurological Institute, Buffalo, NY; Department of Neurology (H.-P.H.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; and University of California San Francisco Multiple Sclerosis Center (B.A.C.C.).
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo characterize the reversibility of natalizumab-mediated changes in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) following therapy interruption.

methodsPharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic data were collected in the Safety and Efficacy of Natalizumab in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (AFFIRM) (every 12 weeks for 116 weeks) and Randomized Treatment Interruption of Natalizumab (RESTORE) (every 4 weeks for 28 weeks) studies. Serum natalizumab and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) were measured using immunoassays. Lymphocyte subsets, α4-integrin expression/saturation, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) binding were assessed using flow cytometry.

resultsBlood lymphocyte counts (cells/L) in natalizumab-treated patients increased from 2.1 × 10

conclusionsNatalizumab's effects on peripheral immune cells and pharmacodynamic markers were reversible, with changes starting 8 weeks post last natalizumab dose; levels returned to those observed/expected in untreated patients ≈16 weeks post last dose. This reversibility differentiates natalizumab from MS treatments that require longer reconstitution times. Characterization of the time course of natalizumab's biological effects may help clinicians make treatment sequencing decisions. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class III evidence that the pharmacodynamic markers of natalizumab are reversed ≈16 weeks after stopping natalizumab.

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AdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunologic FactorsIntegrin alpha4Lymphocyte CountLymphocyte SubsetsMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisNatalizumabRetrospective StudiesSecondary PreventionTreatment OutcomeImmunologic FactorsIntegrin alpha4NatalizumabVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

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