2024
Emerging Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Disease Activity and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis
Cross A, Gelfand J, Thebault S, Bennett J, von Büdingen H, Cameron B, Carruthers R, Edwards K, Fallis R, Gerstein R, Giacomini P, Greenberg B, Hafler D, Ionete C, Kaunzner U, Kodama L, Lock C, Longbrake E, Musch B, Pardo G, Piehl F, Weber M, Yuen S, Ziemssen T, Bose G, Freedman M, Anania V, Ramesh A, Winger R, Jia X, Herman A, Harp C, Bar-Or A. Emerging Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Disease Activity and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 373-383. PMID: 38466277, PMCID: PMC10928543, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary progressive MSGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNeurofilament heavy chainRelapsing MSCerebrospinal fluidTest cohortMultiple sclerosisDisease-modifying MS therapyMulticenter study of patientsBiomarkers of disease activityAnti-CD20 treatmentCentral nervous system biologyClinical follow-upConfirmation cohortT2 lesion volumeStudy of patientsHeavy chainCSF-GFAP levelsMS disease progressionMagnetic resonance imaging measuresNeurofilament light chainActivated glial markersStudy assessed dataFibrillary acidic proteinAnti-CD20
2022
The CELLO trial: Protocol of a planned phase 4 study to assess the efficacy of Ocrelizumab in patients with radiologically isolated syndrome
Longbrake EE, Hua LH, Mowry EM, Gauthier SA, Alvarez E, Cross AH, Pei J, Priest J, Raposo C, Hafler DA, Winger RC. The CELLO trial: Protocol of a planned phase 4 study to assess the efficacy of Ocrelizumab in patients with radiologically isolated syndrome. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2022, 68: 104143. PMID: 36031693, PMCID: PMC9772048, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy of ocrelizumabMultiple sclerosisImmunologic biomarkersClinical trialsTransient B-cell depletionClinical multiple sclerosisCSF immune cellsEffects of ocrelizumabMS disease pathophysiologyNew brain lesionsOvert neurological symptomsB-cell depletionPlacebo-controlled studyPhase 4 studyLong-term outcomesPatient-reported outcomesPrimary progressive MSHumanized monoclonal antibodyFirst-degree relativesB cell biologySubtle cognitive impairmentEligible patientsImmune recoveryProgressive MSWeek 48
2020
B Cells, T Cells and Inflammatory CSF Biomarkers in Primary Progressive MS and Relapsing MS in the OBOE (Ocrelizumab Biomarker Outcome Evaluation) Trial (1635)
Bar-Or A, Bennett J, Von Budingen H, Carruthers R, Edwards K, Fallis R, Fiore D, Gelfand J, Giacomini P, Greenberg B, Hafler D, Longbrake E, Assman B, Ionete C, Kaunzner U, Lock C, Ma X, Musch B, Pardo G, Pei J, Piehl F, Weber M, Ziemssen T, Herman A, Harp C, Cross A. B Cells, T Cells and Inflammatory CSF Biomarkers in Primary Progressive MS and Relapsing MS in the OBOE (Ocrelizumab Biomarker Outcome Evaluation) Trial (1635). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.1635.Peer-Reviewed Original Research