TY - JOUR
T1 - The sequential natalizumab – alemtuzumab therapy in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (SUPPRESS) trial – Part I
T2 - Rationale and objectives
AU - Hussain, Rehana Z.
AU - Sguigna, Peter V.
AU - Okai, Annette
AU - Wright, Crystal
AU - Madinawala, Mariam
AU - Bass, Ann D.
AU - Cutter, Gary R.
AU - Manouchehri, Navid
AU - Stuve, Olaf
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Background: Natalizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) against α4-integrin that is approved for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Natalizumab is associated with an increased risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), and with disease reactivation after cessation of treatment that is likely mediated by an accumulation of pro-inflammatory lymphocytes in the blood during therapy. Alemtuzumab is a mAb against CD52 that reduces the number of peripheral lymphocytes. Rationale: To determine if treatment with alemtuzumab after natalizumab reduces disease activity in patients with relapsing forms of MS. This review article will outline the rationale and objectives of the sequential natalizumab – alemtuzumab therapy in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (SUPPRESS; ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03135249) trial in greater detail than would be feasible in a manuscript that summarizes the study results. Methods: The SUPPRESS trial is single arm, open-label, multicenter, efficacy pilot study that aims to establish a disease-free state over a 24-months period in patients who received the natalizumab- alemtuzumab sequential therapy. Participants will be recruited from four different sites. The primary endpoint is the annualized relapse rate (ARR) from the time of cessation of natalizumab treatment. Key secondary endpoint is freedom of relapse at 12-months, the number of new/enlarging T2 lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the number of gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions on MRI. An exploratory endpoint is the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness assessment by optic coherence tomography (OCT) and assessment of quality of life (QoL) measures by a pre-defined, self-administered testing battery. To evaluate immunological effects, blood leukocytes will be collected and immunophenotyped by multi-parameter flow cytometry. Conclusion: The SUPPRESS trial will provide clinical, imaging, and biological data to determine whether sequential natalizumab to alemtuzumab combination therapy establish a disease-free state in patients with relapsing forms of MS.
AB - Background: Natalizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) against α4-integrin that is approved for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Natalizumab is associated with an increased risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), and with disease reactivation after cessation of treatment that is likely mediated by an accumulation of pro-inflammatory lymphocytes in the blood during therapy. Alemtuzumab is a mAb against CD52 that reduces the number of peripheral lymphocytes. Rationale: To determine if treatment with alemtuzumab after natalizumab reduces disease activity in patients with relapsing forms of MS. This review article will outline the rationale and objectives of the sequential natalizumab – alemtuzumab therapy in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (SUPPRESS; ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03135249) trial in greater detail than would be feasible in a manuscript that summarizes the study results. Methods: The SUPPRESS trial is single arm, open-label, multicenter, efficacy pilot study that aims to establish a disease-free state over a 24-months period in patients who received the natalizumab- alemtuzumab sequential therapy. Participants will be recruited from four different sites. The primary endpoint is the annualized relapse rate (ARR) from the time of cessation of natalizumab treatment. Key secondary endpoint is freedom of relapse at 12-months, the number of new/enlarging T2 lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the number of gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions on MRI. An exploratory endpoint is the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness assessment by optic coherence tomography (OCT) and assessment of quality of life (QoL) measures by a pre-defined, self-administered testing battery. To evaluate immunological effects, blood leukocytes will be collected and immunophenotyped by multi-parameter flow cytometry. Conclusion: The SUPPRESS trial will provide clinical, imaging, and biological data to determine whether sequential natalizumab to alemtuzumab combination therapy establish a disease-free state in patients with relapsing forms of MS.
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U2 - 10.1177/11795735221123911
DO - 10.1177/11795735221123911
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36062026
AN - SCOPUS:85156153809
SN - 1179-5735
VL - 14
JO - Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
JF - Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
ER -