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Trial reportAnnals of neurology2025

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose Studies to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Elezanumab when Added to Standard of Care in Relapsing and Progressive Forms of Multiple Sclerosis.

Bruce A C Cree, Mark S Freedman, Michael Gold, Kimberly Pfleeger, Brittany Schwefel, Annette Wundes, Adam Ziemann

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Annals of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Bruce A C CreeDepartment of Neurology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7689-2533
Mark S FreedmanDepartment of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Michael GoldAbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.
Kimberly PfleegerAbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.
Brittany SchwefelAbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.
Annette WundesDepartment of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Adam ZiemannAbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.

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AbbVie
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveElezanumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds repulsive guidance molecule a (RGMa), an inhibitor of central nervous system regeneration after inflammation or injury. The aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of elezanumab in relapsing and progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

methodsRADIUS-R and RADIUS-P were phase 2 trials in relapsing (RADIUS-R) or progressive (RADIUS-P) MS. Participants were randomized to intravenous elezanumab 400mg, 1800mg, or placebo every 4 weeks through week 48. The primary endpoint was the mean Overall Response Score (ORS).

resultsIn RADIUS-R, 208 participants received elezanumab 400mg (n = 69), elezanumab 1800mg (n = 69), or placebo (n = 70). In RADIUS-P, 123 participants received elezanumab 400mg (n = 40), elezanumab 1800mg (n = 40), or placebo (n = 43). The primary endpoint of ORS was not met in either study. For RADIUS-R, mean ORS was -0.2 with effect size of -0.2 for elezanumab 400mg and -0.2 with effect size of -0.2 for elezanumab 1800mg. For RADIUS-P, mean ORS was 0.0 with effect size of 0.0 for elezanumab 400mg and 0.1 with effect size of 0.1 for elezanumab 1800mg. Elezanumab was well tolerated; the rate of serious adverse events was similar across treatment groups in both studies. Adverse events with ≥10% of elezanumab population were falls, urinary tract infections, headaches in RADIUS-R and RADIUS-P, and also fatigue, infusion-related reactions, and muscular weakness in RADIUS-P.

interpretationElezanumab was safe and well tolerated, but did not meet the primary endpoint in either study. ANN NEUROL 2025;98:590-602.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedMultiple Sclerosis, Chronic ProgressiveMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanizedelezanumab

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PMCPMC12392050

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