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ReviewCells2024

Unraveling the Heterogeneity of ALS-A Call to Redefine Patient Stratification for Better Outcomes in Clinical Trials.

Laura Tzeplaeff, Alexandra V Jürs, Camilla Wohnrade, Antonia F Demleitner

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
10.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Metabolomic analyses of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscle cramps, and TJ-68 treatment.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2026
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  10. ERVK activity in CD8Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026
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  13. SLP2/PHB Aggregates in ALS Mouse Models and Patients: Implications BeyondInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laura TzeplaeffDepartment of Neurology, Rechts der Isar Hospital, Technical University of Munich, 81675 München, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-7643-3232
Alexandra V JürsTranslational Neurodegeneration Section "Albrecht Kossel", Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Camilla WohnradeDepartment of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3035-4638
Antonia F DemleitnerDepartment of Neurology, Rechts der Isar Hospital, Technical University of Munich, 81675 München, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9557-9243
TUM Klinikum · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEUniversity of Rostock · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite tremendous efforts in basic research and a growing number of clinical trials aiming to find effective treatments, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remains an incurable disease. One possible reason for the lack of effective causative treatment options is that ALS may not be a single disease entity but rather may represent a clinical syndrome, with diverse genetic and molecular causes, histopathological alterations, and subsequent clinical presentations contributing to its complexity and variability among individuals. Defining a way to subcluster ALS patients is becoming a central endeavor in the field. Identifying specific clusters and applying them in clinical trials could enable the development of more effective treatments. This review aims to summarize the available data on heterogeneity in ALS with regard to various aspects, e.g., clinical, genetic, and molecular.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisClinical Trials as TopicHumansTreatment Outcomeamyotrophic lateral sclerosisclinical trialsheterogeneitysubcluster

Identifiers

PMID38474416
PMCPMC10930688
OpenAlexW4392470193

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