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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2021

Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy With Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia: Review of Clinical Manifestations as Foundations for Therapeutic Development.

Spyros Papapetropoulos, Angela Pontius, Elizabeth Finger, Virginija Karrenbauer, David S Lynch, Matthew Brennan, Samantha Zappia, Wolfgang Koehler, Ludger Schoels, Stefanie N Hayer and 6 more

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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.

Spyros PapapetropoulosVigil Neuroscience, Inc, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Angela PontiusVigil Neuroscience, Inc, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Elizabeth FingerClinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Virginija KarrenbauerNeurology Medical Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
David S LynchNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
Matthew BrennanVigil Neuroscience, Inc, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Samantha ZappiaVigil Neuroscience, Inc, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Wolfgang KoehlerUniversity of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany.
Ludger SchoelsDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Center of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Stefanie N HayerDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Center of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
Takuya KonnoBrain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Takeshi IkeuchiBrain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
Troy LundDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Jennifer Orthmann-MurphyDepartment of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Florian EichlerMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Zbigniew K WszolekMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEMassachusetts General Hospital · USNiigata University · JPKarolinska University Hospital · SELeipzig University · DEMayo Clinic in Florida · USUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USWestern University · CA

Funding

Validation of the GMFC-MLDU54NS115052 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Laura Ann Adang, FLORIAN S EICHLER · 2019 to 2026
$14.3M
NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS115052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A comprehensive review of published literature was conducted to elucidate the genetics, neuropathology, imaging findings, prevalence, clinical course, diagnosis/clinical evaluation, potential biomarkers, and current and proposed treatments for adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP), a rare, debilitating, and life-threatening neurodegenerative disorder for which disease-modifying therapies are not currently available. Details on potential efficacy endpoints for future interventional clinical trials in patients with ALSP and data related to the burden of the disease on patients and caregivers were also reviewed. The information in this position paper lays a foundation to establish an effective clinical rationale and address the clinical gaps for creation of a robust strategy to develop therapeutic agents for ALSP, as well as design future clinical trials, that have clinically meaningful and convergent endpoints.

Indexed as

adult-onsetALSPaxonal spheroidsCSF1RHDLSleukodystrophyleukoencephalopathypigmented glia

Identifiers

PMID35185751
PMCPMC8850408
OpenAlexW4213369447

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