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Trial reportMultiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2025

Treatment effects of cladribine tablets on data-driven patterns of regional grey matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis.

Mar Barrantes-Cepas, Samantha Noteboom, Elisa Colato, Marco Battaglini, Maria Pia Sormani, Nicola De Stefano, Martijn D Steenwijk, Ismail Koubiyr, Menno M Schoonheim

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Trial report in Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mar Barrantes-CepasMS Center Amsterdam, Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0007-4305-6118
Samantha NoteboomMS Center Amsterdam, Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4796-8636
Elisa ColatoMS Center Amsterdam, Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4101-7058
Marco BattagliniDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Maria Pia SormaniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6892-104X
Nicola De StefanoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4930-7639
Martijn D SteenwijkMS Center Amsterdam, Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ismail KoubiyrMS Center Amsterdam, Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Menno M SchoonheimMS Center Amsterdam, Anatomy and Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2504-6959

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTreatment with cladribine tablets (CladT) in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) reduced global grey matter (GM) atrophy, but the effects on regional GM are unknown.

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the effect of CladT compared with placebo on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived patterns of GM atrophy.

methodsWe used MRI and clinical data from the CLARITY study, including 393 people with RRMS (CladT (3.5 mg/kg),

resultsDeep GM (β = -0.03,

conclusionCladT are associated with clinically relevant and slower neurodegeneration in RRMS. Strongest effects were seen in deep GM, thalamus, and brainstem, underlining the importance of regional MRI measures for assessing treatment effects.

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CladribineGray MatterImmunosuppressive AgentsMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingAdultAtrophyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedCladribineImmunosuppressive AgentsAtrophydisabilitydisease-modifying therapiesmultiple sclerosistreatment response

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PMID40001278
PMCPMC12092944

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