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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2024

Real-World Study of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels in Ocrelizumab-Treated People with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.

Francisco J Barrero Hernández, Ana Romero Villarrubia, Carmen Muñoz Fernández, Virginia Guillén Martinez, Almudena Aguilera Del Moral, José María Barrios-López, Maria A Ramírez Rivas, Antonio J Gálvez Muñoz, Raquel Piñar Morales

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Advancements in multiple sclerosis.Internal medicine journal · 2025
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9 authors.

Francisco J Barrero HernándezNeurology Unit, University Hospital Clinic San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8490-2789
Ana Romero VillarrubiaNeurology Unit, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Carmen Muñoz FernándezNeurology Unit, University Hospital Torrecárdenas, 04009 Almeria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6176-3453
Virginia Guillén MartinezNeurology Unit, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Almudena Aguilera Del MoralNeurology Unit, University Hospital Torrecárdenas, 04009 Almeria, Spain.
José María Barrios-LópezNeurology Unit, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7277-7607
Maria A Ramírez RivasNeurology Unit, University Hospital Clinic San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Antonio J Gálvez MuñozStatistical Advisor and Methodology, Foundation for Biosanitary Research of Eastern Andalusia: FIBAO, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-5400-2659
Raquel Piñar MoralesNeurology Unit, University Hospital Clinic San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3490-4932

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) levels have been proposed as a biomarker of the clinical activity, disability progression, and response to treatment of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS); however, questions remain about its implementation in clinical practice. Ocrelizumab (OCR) has proven effective in improving clinical and radiological outcomes and reducing sNfL levels. This real-life study followed the sNfL levels of 30 PwMS treated for 12 months with OCR and evaluated the usefulness of this biomarker for their short-term prognosis, considering expanded disability status scale (EDSS), annualized relapse rate (ARR), radiological activity, and NEDA-3 values. OCR reduced ARR in 83% of PwMS and radiological activity in 80%. EDSS was maintained, while NEDA-3 was achieved in 70% at 12 months. OCR produced an early reduction in sNfL levels (at 3 months). At baseline, greater MRI-evaluated radiological activity was associated with higher sNfL levels. sNfL levels over the first 12 months of treatment did not predict a suboptimal response or sustained control of the disease. Longer-term studies are needed to explore the predictive usefulness of sNfL levels in PwMS treated with high-efficacy drugs.

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disease-modifying treatmentmultiple sclerosisneurofilamentno evidence of disease activityocrelizumabreal world

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PMID39063946
PMCPMC11277843

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