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Lack of efficacy of mitoxantrone in primary progressive Multiple Sclerosis irrespective of pharmacogenetic factors: A multi-center, retrospective analysis

  • Steffi Grey Née Cotte
  • , Anke Salmen Née Stroet
  • , Nico von Ahsen
  • , Michaela Starck
  • , Alexander Winkelmann
  • , Uwe K. Zettl
  • , Manuel Comabella
  • , Xavier Montalban
  • , Frauke Zipp
  • , Vinzenz Fleischer
  • , Niels Kruse
  • , Ralf Gold
  • , Andrew Chan

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Abstract

Background: Mitoxantrone is used on an off-label basis in primary progressive MS (PPMS). ABC-transporter-genotypes are associated with therapeutic response in relapsing/secondary progressive MS (RP/SPMS). Objective: To evaluate potential pharmacogenetic response markers for mitoxantrone in PPMS. Methods: 41 mitoxantrone-treated PPMS-patients, 155 mitoxantrone-treated RP/SPMS-patients and 43 PPMS-controls were retrospectively assessed for clinical therapy-response and in correlation with four single-nucleotide-polymorphisms in ABCB1- and ABCG2-genes. Results: 53.7% PPMS-patients were mitoxantrone-responders, in comparison to 78.1% of RP/SPMS-patients (p. =. 0.039). There was no association between genotype and treatment response. Conclusion: Our data discourages the use of mitoxantrone in PPMS regardless of pharmacogenetic response markers previously described in RP/SPMS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-279
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume278
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Escalation therapy
  • Immunosuppression
  • Multi-drug resistance transporter
  • Pharmacogenetics

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