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ArticleTherapeutic advances in neurological disorders2024

Serum neurofilament light chain correlations in patients with a first clinical demyelinating event in the REFLEX study: a

Jens Kuhle, David Leppert, Giancarlo Comi, Nicola de Stefano, Ludwig Kappos, Mark S Freedman, Andrea Seitzinger, Sanjeev Roy

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Article in Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00404352 (A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial of Rebif New Formulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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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NCT00404352 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial of Rebif New Formulation (44 Microgram [Mcg] Three Times Weekly [Tiw] and 44 Mcg Once Weekly [ow]) in Subjects at High Risk of Converting to Multiple Sclerosis (REFLEX)

TypeinterventionalSponsorMerck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyRan2006 to 2011Enrolled517ConditionsMultiple SclerosisArmsRNF, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 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

8 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Jens KuhleDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel CH-4031, Switzerland.
David LeppertMultiple Sclerosis Centre and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience (RC2NB), Departments of Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Giancarlo ComiCasa di Cura Privata del Policlinico, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Nicola de StefanoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Ludwig KapposMultiple Sclerosis Centre and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience (RC2NB), Departments of Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-5509
Mark S FreedmanDepartment of Medicine and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Andrea SeitzingerBiostatistics, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Sanjeev RoyGlobal Clinical Development - Immunology, Ares Trading S.A. (an affiliate of Merck KGaA), Eysins, Switzerland.
University of Basel · CHMerck (Germany) · DEMerck Serono (Switzerland) · CHUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Siena · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In REFLEX, subcutaneous interferon beta-1a (sc IFN β-1a) delayed the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) in patients with a first clinical demyelinating event (FCDE). Objectives: This Methods: sNfL was measured for 494 patients who received sc IFN β-1a 44 μg once weekly (qw; Results: Multivariable models indicated that high baseline sNfL was associated with the likelihood of converting to MS and inversely to time-to-conversion (HR = 1.3, 95% CI: 1.03-1.64; Conclusion: Higher baseline sNfL was associated with an increased risk of MS conversion, a risk that was mitigated by treatment with sc IFN β-1a tiw. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00404352. Date registered: 28 November 2006.

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interferon beta-1amultiple sclerosisserum neurofilament light chain

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PMID38560407
PMCPMC10981258
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