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July 2017; 4 (4) ArticleOpen Access

Both cladribine and alemtuzumab may effect MS via B-cell depletion

David Baker, Samuel S. Herrod, Cesar Alvarez-Gonzalez, Lukasz Zalewski, Christo Albor, Klaus Schmierer
First published June 5, 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000360
David Baker
From the BartsMS (D.B., S.S.H., C.A.G., C.A., K.S.), Blizard Institute, ITS Research (L.Z.), Queen Mary University of London; and Barts Health NHS Trust (K.S.), Emergency Care & Acute Medicine Neuroscience Clinical Academic Group, London, UK.
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Both cladribine and alemtuzumab may effect MS via B-cell depletion
David Baker, Samuel S. Herrod, Cesar Alvarez-Gonzalez, Lukasz Zalewski, Christo Albor, Klaus Schmierer
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Jul 2017, 4 (4) e360; DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000360

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vol. 4 no. 4 e360
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000000360
PubMed: 
28626781

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Online ISSN: 
2332-7812
History: 
  • Received January 16, 2017
  • Accepted in final form April 5, 2017
  • First Published June 5, 2017.

Copyright & Usage: 
Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND), which permits downloading and sharing the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.

Author Disclosures

    1. David Baker, PhD,
    2. Samuel S. Herrod, BSc,
    3. Cesar Alvarez-Gonzalez, PhD,
    4. Lukasz Zalewski, PhD,
    5. Christo Albor, PhD and
    6. Klaus Schmierer, PhD
  1. David Baker, PhD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. Patent filed via the university concerning the treatment of multiple sclerosis with cladribine and other compounds

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. Consultant for a Commercial entity (Canbex Therapeutics) that is unrelated to the subject of the manuscript

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. My laboratory received funds for research from a commercial entity (Genzyme Sanofi), unrelated to the subject of the manuscript in the past two years

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. The laboratory received funds for research from a academic entities unrelated to the subject of the manuscript

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. The laboratory received funds for research from Charities (Multiple sclerosis Society, Innovative UK/Technology Strategy Board, Diabetes UK, National Multiple Sclerosis Society), Fight for Sight for studies unrelated to the subject of the manuscript

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. I have recieved stock options from a commercial entity (Canbex Therapeutics) in the past to years or studies unrelated to the subject of the manuscript.

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. I provided consultancy to legal company acting on behalf of Teva, which was unrelated to the subject of the manuscript.

  3. Samuel S. Herrod, BSc,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. The laboratory received funds for research from academic entities unrelated to the subject of the manuscript

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Cesar Alvarez-Gonzalez, PhD,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. The laboratory received funds for research from academic entities unrelated to the subject of the manuscript.

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. Lukasz Zalewski, PhD,
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. Christo Albor, PhD and
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. The laboratory received funds for research from academic entities unrelated to the subject of the manuscript.

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  11. Klaus Schmierer, PhD
  12. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. (i) Novartis (ii) Biogen (iii) Merck Inc (iv) Teva (v) Merck Serono (vi) Roche

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. (i) Novartis, speaker honoraria (ii) Biogen, speaker honoraria (iii) Merck Inc, speaker honoraria (iv) Teva, speaker honoraria (v) Merck Serono, speaker honoraria (vi) Cinnagen, speaker honoraria (vii) Roche, speaker honoraria

    Editorial Boards:
    1. MS Reports, editorial board, since Jun 2014

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. Novartis

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Barts Charity (468/1506) National MS Society (RG 4421A1/1; RG 4618A2/1) Royal College of Radiologists

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  1. From the BartsMS (D.B., S.S.H., C.A.G., C.A., K.S.), Blizard Institute, ITS Research (L.Z.), Queen Mary University of London; and Barts Health NHS Trust (K.S.), Emergency Care & Acute Medicine Neuroscience Clinical Academic Group, London, UK.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Schmierer: k.schmierer{at}qmul.ac.uk
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