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ArticleMultiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical

Safety reporting quality in multiple sclerosis clinical trials: A review of phase III clinical trials included in FDA approval of disease-modifying treatments.

William Z Lin, Jaimie J Lee, Anibal Chertcoff, Helen Tremlett, John L K Kramer

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Article in Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical. 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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William Z LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3610-5213
Jaimie J LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6246-2773
Anibal ChertcoffDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8645-6134
Helen TremlettDivision of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-2535
John L K KramerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Abstract

Background: Evaluating safety of emerging interventions is important in clinical trials. To support reporting of safety outcomes, a harms extension of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trial (CONSORT) guidelines was published in 2004. Objective: To examine safety reporting in pivotal trials of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: Published phase III clinical trials from 1995 to 2022 included in FDA approval material for MS DMTs were compiled and reviewed by two independent examiners. Criteria derived from the CONSORT harms extension were used to evaluate safety reporting. Linear regression was applied to examine associations between quality of safety reporting and study level factors. Results: 30 publications were included in the analysis. Overall, safety reporting quality was fair with an average score of 10.2 out of 15. Trials examining small molecule versus biologic interventions ( Conclusion: While the reporting of phase III clinical trials for DMTs for the treatment of MS has improved with time, there remain gaps and opportunities for further improvement.

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adverse eventsclinical trialsdisease-modifying therapiesmultiple sclerosisSafety reporting

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PMCPMC12576269

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