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ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2023

Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: Recent Advances.

Alice Mariottini, Eleonora De Matteis, Maria Teresa Cencioni, Paolo A Muraro

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Review in Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Immune reconstitution and tolerance-inducing therapies as promising therapeutic approaches in multiple sclerosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Utilization of Stem Cells in Medicine: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  5. Advancements in multiple sclerosis.Internal medicine journal · 2025
    Review
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alice MariottiniDepartment of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Eleonora De MatteisDepartment of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Maria Teresa CencioniDepartment of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Paolo A MuraroDepartment of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. p.muraro@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3822-1218
Imperial College London · GBUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

Funding

Immune Tolerance Network UM1 2023 SupplementUM1AI109565 · NIAID · BENAROYA RESEARCH INST AT VIRGINIA MASON · PI Mark S Anderson, Jane Hoyt Buckner · 2014 to 2026
$451.6M
Department of HealthNIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI109565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewAutologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is increasingly considered a treatment option for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune demyelinating and degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS). AHSCT persistently suppresses inflammation and improves the disease course in large proportions of patients with relapsing-remitting (RR) MS. Aim of this article is to review the relevant new knowledge published during the last 3 years. RECENT

findingsLaboratory studies reported confirmatory and new insights into the immunological and biomarker effects of AHSCT. Retrospective clinical studies confirmed excellent outcomes in RRMS, showing possible superior effectiveness over standard therapies and suggesting a possible benefit in early secondary progressive (SP) MS with inflammatory features. New data on risks of infertility and secondary autoimmunity were also reported. Further evidence on the high effectiveness and acceptable safety of AHSCT strengthens its position as a clinical option for aggressive RRMS. Further research is needed to better define its role in treatment-naïve and progressive forms of MS, ideally within randomised clinical trials (RCTs).

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMultiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis, Chronic ProgressiveMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingHumansRetrospective StudiesAlemtuzumabBiomarkerHaematopoietic stem cell transplantationMultiple sclerosisReconstitution

Identifiers

PMID37589918
PMCPMC10468923
OpenAlexW4385898614

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