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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Toorop, Alyssa A
• van Lierop, Zoë Ygj
• Gelissen, Liza My
• Hoitsma, Elske
• Zeinstra, Esther Mpe
• van Rooij, Luuk C
• van Munster, Caspar Ep
• Vennegoor, Anke
• Mostert, Jop P
• Wokke, Beatrijs Ha
• Kalkers, Nynke F
• Hoogervorst, Erwin Lj
• van Eijk, Jeroen Jj
• Roosendaal, Christiaan M
• Kragt, Jolijn J
• Eurelings, Marijke
• van Genugten, Jessie
• Nielsen, Jessica
• Sinnige, Lgf
• Kloosterziel, Mark E
• Arnoldus, Edo Pj
• van Dijk, Gert W
• Bouvy, Willem H
• Wessels, Mark Hj
• Boonkamp, Lynn
• Strijbis, Eva Mm
• van Oosten, Bob W
• De Jong, Brigit A
• Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I
• Barkhof, Frederik
• Moraal, Bastiaan
• Teunissen, Charlotte E
• Rispens, Theo
• Uitdehaag, Bernard Mj
• Killestein, Joep
• van Kempen, Zoé LE

Titel

Prospective trial of natalizumab personalised extended interval dosing by therapeutic drug monitoring in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (NEXT-MS)

Ist Teil von

• Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2024-04, Vol.95 (5), p.392

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Extended interval dosing (EID) of natalizumab is a promising strategy to optimise treatment in multiple sclerosis (MS). Personalised EID by therapeutic drug monitoring can enable further extension of treatment intervals. The NEXT-MS trial is an investigator-initiated prospective phase IV non-randomised study. Adults with a diagnosis of relapsing-remitting MS who received ≥6 natalizumab infusions were included in three groups: personalised EID with a target drug trough concentration of 10 µg/mL (EID10), an exploratory group of personalised EID with a target of 5 µg/mL (EID5) and standard interval dosing (SID) of 4 weeks. The primary outcome is radiological disease activity (new/newly enlarged T2 lesions) comparing the EID10 group to a historical cohort of SID (HSID). Results of the first phase of the NEXT-MS trial are reported here (n=376) as the study will continue with an amended protocol. In the EID10 group (n=251), incidence rate of radiological activity was 10.0 per 1000 person-years, which was non-inferior to the HSID cohort (24.7 per 1000 person-years (n=87), incidence rate difference 14.7, 90% CI -4.5 to 34.0). Incidence rate of radiological activity was 10.0 per 1000 person-years in the EID5 group (n=65), and 47.0 per 1000 person-years in the SID group (n=60). Serum neurofilament light levels did not increase over time within the EID groups. There were no cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. MS disease activity is adequately controlled with personalised natalizumab EID. Interval extension to a drug trough concentration of 5 µg/mL is likely a safe target to extend natalizumab treatment intervals >6 weeks. NCT04225312.