January 2023; 10 (1) Research ArticleOpen Access
Specific Patterns of Immune Cell Dynamics May Explain the Early Onset and Prolonged Efficacy of Cladribine Tablets
A MAGNIFY-MS Substudy
Heinz Wiendl, Klaus Schmierer, Suzanne Hodgkinson, Tobias Derfuss, Andrew Chan, Finn Sellebjerg, Anat Achiron, Xavier Montalban, Alexandre Prat, Nicola De Stefano, Frederik Barkhof, Letizia Leocani, Patrick Vermersch, Anita Chudecka, Claire Mwape, Kristina H. Holmberg, Ursula Boschert, Sanjeev Roy; on behalf of MAGNIFY-MS Study Group
First published November 21, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000200048
Heinz Wiendl
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDKlaus Schmierer
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDSuzanne Hodgkinson
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MBBS, PhDTobias Derfuss
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MDAndrew Chan
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MDFinn Sellebjerg
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
PhD, MDAnat Achiron
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDXavier Montalban
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDAlexandre Prat
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDNicola De Stefano
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDFrederik Barkhof
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDLetizia Leocani
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MDPatrick Vermersch
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MD, PhDAnita Chudecka
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MScClaire Mwape
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
PhDKristina H. Holmberg
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
PhDUrsula Boschert
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
PhDSanjeev Roy
From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
MBBS, MDSpecific Patterns of Immune Cell Dynamics May Explain the Early Onset and Prolonged Efficacy of Cladribine Tablets
A MAGNIFY-MS Substudy
Heinz Wiendl, Klaus Schmierer, Suzanne Hodgkinson, Tobias Derfuss, Andrew Chan, Finn Sellebjerg, Anat Achiron, Xavier Montalban, Alexandre Prat, Nicola De Stefano, Frederik Barkhof, Letizia Leocani, Patrick Vermersch, Anita Chudecka, Claire Mwape, Kristina H. Holmberg, Ursula Boschert, Sanjeev Roy
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Jan 2023, 10 (1) e200048; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200048
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- Received January 28, 2022
- Accepted in final form September 6, 2022
- First Published November 21, 2022.
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Author Disclosures
- Heinz Wiendl, MD, PhD,
- Klaus Schmierer, MD, PhD,
- Suzanne Hodgkinson, MBBS, PhD,
- Tobias Derfuss, MD,
- Andrew Chan, MD,
- Finn Sellebjerg, PhD, MD,
- Anat Achiron, MD, PhD,
- Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD,
- Alexandre Prat, MD, PhD,
- Nicola De Stefano, MD, PhD,
- Frederik Barkhof, MD, PhD,
- Letizia Leocani, MD,
- Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD,
- Anita Chudecka, MSc,
- Claire Mwape, PhD,
- Kristina H. Holmberg, PhD*,
- Ursula Boschert, PhD and
- Sanjeev Roy, MBBS, MD on behalf of MAGNIFY-MS Study Group
- Heinz Wiendl, MD, PhD,
(1) Abbvie (2) Alexion (3) Argenx (4) Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene (5) Janssen (6) Merck (7) Novartis
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(1) Alexion (2) Biogen (3) Bristol Myers Squibb (4) F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (5) Genzyme (6) Merck (7) Neurodiem (8) Novartis (9) Roche Pharma AG (10) TEVA (11) WebMD Global.
(1) PLOS ONE, Editorial board member, since 2013 (2) Neurotherapeutics, since 2013 (3) Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery
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(1) Abbvie (2) Actelion (3) Argenx (4) Biogen (5) Bristol Myers Squibb (6) EMD Serono (7) Fondazione Cariplo (8) Gossamer Bio (9) Idorsia (10) Immunic (11) Immunovant (12) Janssen (13) Lundbeck (14) Merck (15) NexGen (16) Novartis (17) PSI CRO (18) Roche (19) Sanofi (20) the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society (21) UCB (22) Worldwide Clinical Trials
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(1) Alexion (2) Amicus Therapeutics Inc. (3) Argenx (4) Biogen (5) CSL Behring (6) F. Hoffmann - La Roche (7) Genzyme (8) Merck KgaA (9) Novartis Pharma (10) Roche Pharma (11) UCB Biopharma
(1) Krankheitsbezogenes Kompetenznetz MS, Principal investigator, 2014-2020, (2) Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft: WI1722/16-1 AOBJ:660106, Principal investigator, 2019-2022; SFB-TRR 128- A09, Principal investigator, 2012-2020; GZ: WI1722/17-1 AOBJ:668321, principal investigator, 2020-2023 (3) European Union, 779316, principal investigator,2018-2023
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(1) Deutsche Myasthenie Gesellschaft e.V.
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- Klaus Schmierer, MD, PhD,
;(i) Novartis (ii) Merck KGaA (iii) EMD Serono (iv) Roche (v) GW Pharma
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(i) Novartis, speaker honoraria (ii) Biogen, speaker honoraria (iii) Teva, speaker honoraria (iv) Merck KGaA, speaker honoraria (v) EMD Serono, speaker honoraria (vi) Sanofi-Genzyme, speaker honoraria (vii) Roche, speaker honoraria
MS Reports, editorial board, since Jun 2014
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(i) National Institute of Health Research, Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, (ii) Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, (iii) National Multiple Sclerosis Society (USA), (iv) Barts Charity, (v) Morris-Saady Charitable Trust
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- Suzanne Hodgkinson, MBBS, PhD,
Commercial pharma MERCK Novartis Bayer Atara Biogen Roche
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MERCK - Advisory boards, travel Novartis- Advisory boards, travel Biogen - Advisory boards, travel Roche - Advisory boards, travel Atara - Advisory boards, Travel
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The role of cytokine IL-5 in antigen specific T cell tolerance
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Invited to record some podcasts reviewing MS literature by Novartis.
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Monitoring of activated Tcells in cladribine patients 75,0000 MerckC clinical trial funding by Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi, Atara
NH&MRC project grant 2013-2016
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- Tobias Derfuss, MD,
Scientific advisory boards for (1) Biogen (2) Novartis (3) Genzyme (4) Merck (5) Bayer (6) Octapharma (7) GeNeuro (8) Roche (9) Actelion (10) Celgene (11) MedDay (12) Alexion
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travel and speaker honoraria from (1) Biogen (2) Merck (3) Novartis (4) Genzyme (5) Roche
Member of the Editorial board of Plos One
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My wife is an employee of Novartis.
Member of steering committee in clinical trials by Novartis, Merck, Mitsubishi Pharma, Roche and GeNeuro
(1) Biogen (2)Novartis (3) Merck (4) Genzyme (5) Roche
Member of the Executive board of ECTRIMS (non-profit entity)
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(1)PI of a projected funded by the Swiss National Foundation
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(1) Swiss MS Society
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- Andrew Chan, MD,
(1) Almirall (2) Actelion-Janssen (3) Alexion (4) Bayer (5) Biogen (6) Bristol Myers Squibb (7) Celgene (8) Genzyme (9) Merck (10) Novartis (11) Roche (12) Teva, all for Hospital Research funds
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Clinical and Translational Neuroscience (Editorial board) Topic editor, Journal of International medical Research, European Journal of Neurology (Associate Editor)
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Research support from Biogen, Genzyme, UCB, CSL Behring and Roche
(1) Schweizer Nationalfonds, Principle investigator, 2 years, (2) EU Horizon 2020, Principle Investigator 2 years, (3) EU Marie Curie Network, Principle Investigator 2 years, (4) University Bern Co-Pi
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- Finn Sellebjerg, PhD, MD,
Participation in advisory boards for Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme.
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Travel grants or speaker honoraria from Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme, Teva.
Section editor (immunology) for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders since 2012
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Member of steering committee for clinical trials for Merck and Roche. Consulting work for Novartis.
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Research support from Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi Genzyme.
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Grant support from: Danish Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Johnsen Foundation, Foundation for Research in Neurology, the Friis Foundation.
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- Anat Achiron, MD, PhD,
Participated in advisory boards related to clinical trials design, trial steering committees, and data and safety monitoring committees from Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Merck, Roche, and Sanofi-Genzyme, and received research support for investigator-initiated trials and MS patients' benefits activities from Bristol Myers Squibb, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, and Sanofi- Genzyme.
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- Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD,
(1) Actelion, (2) Alexion, (3) Biogen, (4) Bristol-Myers Squibb/Celgene, (5) EMD Serono, (6) Genzyme, (7) Hoffmann-La Roche, (8) Immunic, (9) Janssen Pharmaceuticals, (10) Medday, (11) Merck, (12) Mylan, (13) Nervgen, (14) Novartis, (15) Sanofi-Genzyme, (16) Teva Pharmaceutical, (17) TG Therapeutics
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Travel to scientific meetings: (1) Actelion, (2) Alexion, (3) Biogen, (4) Bristol- Myers Squibb/Celgene, (5) EMD Serono, (6) Genzyme, (7) Hoffmann-La Roche, (8) Immunic, (9) Janssen Pharmaceuticals, (10) Medday, (11) Merck, (12) Mylan, (13) Nervgen, (14) Novartis, (15) Sanofi-Genzyme, (16) Teva Pharmaceutical, (17) TG Therapeutics, (18) Excemed, (19) MSIF and (20) NMSS.
Member of editorial boards: (1) Multiple Sclerosis Journal, (2) Journal of Neurology, (3) The International MS Journal, (4) Revista de Neurologia, (5) Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
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(1) Biogen, (2) Celgene, (3) Merck, (4) Novartis, (5) Roche, (6) Sanofi-Genzyme and (7) Teva Pharmaceutical.
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(1) Vice-president, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation of Barcelona (FEM) and (2) President, Fundació Cemcat
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- Alexandre Prat, MD, PhD,
Biogen, EMD Serono, Teva, Celgene, Sanofi, Roche, Novartis
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(1) Multiple Sclerosis Journal, associate editor; (2) Cellular Immunology, associate editor (3) Brain, associate editor
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1-CIHR 2-MSSC 3-PMSA 4-NMSS 5-Canada Research Chair
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Expert Opinion to the Federal Court of Justice of Canada
- Nicola De Stefano, MD, PhD,
Prof. N. De Stefano serves on scientific advisory boards for Merck, Teva, Sanofi, Genzyme, Roche, Biogen, Immunic and Novartis Pharma AG
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Travel expense refunds from Biogen Idec, Merck, Bayer- Schering AG, Teva, Sanofi, Genzyme, Roche, Biogen and Novartis Pharma AG
Editorial Advisory Board Member of Neurological Sciences
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Biogen Idec, Merck, Sanofi, Genzyme, Roche, Immunic, Biogen and Novartis Pharma AG
Biogen Idec, Merck, Sanofi, Genzyme, Celgene, Roche, Immunic, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Biogen and Novartis Pharma AG
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Co-Funder of Siena Imaging s.r.l. Support from Italian MS society
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- Frederik Barkhof, MD, PhD,
Biogen, Merck, Roche, Eisai, Merck, Prothena, Combinostics
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Editorial board member for Radiology, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Neuroradiology (section editor), Neurology
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Novartis, Biogen, Roche, Janssen, IXICO
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Image analysis in CONSONANCE study (Roche)
AMYPAD coordinator (IMI), NIHR-UCLH biomedical research centre
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OCTOPUS study by the UK MS society
Founder and stock-owner of Queen Square Analytics LTD
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- Letizia Leocani, MD,
(1) Merck KGaA
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(1) Roche, travel support (2) Merck Serono, travel support
(1) European Journal of Neurology, Associate Editor, 2020, (2) Frontiers in Neurology, Associate Editor, 2018, (3) CLinical Neurophysiology Practice, Associate Editor, 2016, (4) Neurological Sciences, Associate Editor, 2018 (5) Neurophysiologie Clinique, Associate Editor, 2020
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- Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD,
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(1) Biogen, travel and speaker honoraria; (2) Roche, travel and honoraria; (3) Novartis, honoraria; (4) Teva, travel and honoraria; (5) Sanofi-Aventis, honoraria; (6) Merck Serono, travel and honoraria (7) Celgene, travel and honoraria (8) AB Science (honoraria)
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- Anita Chudecka, MSc,
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(1)Employed at Cytel Inc., Statistician, 2019-today
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- Claire Mwape, PhD,
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- Kristina H. Holmberg, PhD*,
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- From the Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany and Brain and Mind Center, University of Sydney, Australia; The Blizard Institute (K.S.), Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience) (K.S.), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research (S.H.), University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neurology (T.D.), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology (Andrew Chan), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Danish MS Center (F.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine (F.S.), University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Multiple Sclerosis Center (A.A.), Sheba Academic Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine (A.A.), Tel-Aviv University, Israel; Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; Department of Neurosciences and CRCHUM (A.P.), Université de Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences (N.D.S.), University of Siena, Italy; Department of Radiology (F.B.), VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; UCL Institute of Neurology (F.B.), London, UK; Experimental Neurophysiology Unit (L.L.), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Univ. Lille (P.V.), Inserm U1172 LilNCog, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, France; Cytel Inc (Anita Chudecka), Geneva, Switzerland; InScience Communications (C.M.), Springer Healthcare Ltd, Chester, UK; EMD Serono (K.H.H.), Billerica, MA; and Ares Trading SA (U.B., S.R.), Eysins, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
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Dr. Wiendl heinz.wiendl{at}ukmuenster.de
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