A placebo-controlled trial of oral fingolimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_896B8537F76F
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
A placebo-controlled trial of oral fingolimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis.
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine
Author(s)
Kappos L., Radue E.W., O'Connor P., Polman C., Hohlfeld R., Calabresi P., Selmaj K., Agoropoulou C., Leyk M., Zhang-Auberson L., Burtin P.
Working group(s)
FREEDOMS Study Group
Contributor(s)
Calandra T., DiMarco J., Easton JD., Hudson LD., Kesselring J., Laupacis A., Temkin N., Weinshenker BG., Zarbin M., Calabresi P., Hohlfeld R., Kappos L., O'Connor P., Polman C., Beran R., Paine M., MacDonell R., Heard R., Boundy K., Van Opdenbosch L., Bartholomé E., Pandololfo M., Seeldrayers P., Dubois B., Vande Gaer L., Decoo D., Mulleners E., Bhan V., Brunet D., Kremenchutzky M., Selchen DH., Lachapelle J., Christie S., Veloso F., O'Connor P., Devonshire V., Rektor I., Ondrich V., Kanovsky P., Zapletalová O., Ambler Z., Ehler E., Meluzinova E., Havrdová E., Pazdera L., Vysata O., Vachova M., Gross-Paju K., Kallela M., Kinnunen E., Sumelahti ML., Eralinna JP., Airas L., Clavelou P., Moreau T., Vermersch P., Pelletier J., Camu W., Damier P., Wiertlewski S., Labauge P., Gout O., Lubetzki C., Edan G., De Seze J., Menck S., Haas J., Einhäupl M., Harms L., Wandinger KP., Zipp F., Kieseier B., Anders D., Berghoff M., Oschmann P., Rosenkranz T., Heesen C., Bergh FT., Sailer M., Hohlfeld R., Bischoff F., Marziniak M., Muller M., Kleiter I., Steinbrecher A., Kowalik A., Melms A., Weissert R., Wiendl H., Karageorgiou C., Fakas N., Maltezou M., Mitsikostas D., Káposzta Z., Rozsa C., Valikovics A., Kerényi L., Hutchinson M., Milo R., Miller A., Shahien R., Achiron A., Polman C., Frequin S., Jongen P., Zwanikken C., Hintzen R., Anten B., Hupperts R., Visser L., Kochanowicz J., Drozdowski W., Fryze W., Wajgt A., Selmaj K., Kozubski W., Dorobek M., Pniewski J., Czlonkowska A., Kwiecinski H., Stepien A., Panea C., Boeru G., Perju-Dumbrava L., Zaharia C., Popescu CD., Balasa R., Bejenaru O., Yakupov EZ., Yakhhno N., Kotov S., Shmyrev V., Zavalishin I., Elchaninov AP., Stolyarov I., Odinak M., Turcani P., Kurca E., Vyletĕlka J., Heckman J., Isaacs M., Coetzee C., Lycke J., Hillert J., Olsson T., Kappos L., Gugleta K., Sturzenegger R., Schluep M., Goebels N., Linnebank M., Irkec C., Karabudak R., Turan OF., Neyal M., Işik N., Sutlas PN., Akman-Demir G., Siva A., Idiman E., Kocaman A., Zorlu Y., Sevim S., Cottrell D., Silber E., Barnes D., Bates D., Constantinescu C., Sharrack B., Bendfeldt K., Radue EW.
ISSN
1533-4406 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0028-4793
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
362
Number
5
Pages
387-401
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Clinical Trial, Phase III ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Oral fingolimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate-receptor modulator that prevents the egress of lymphocytes from lymph nodes, significantly improved relapse rates and end points measured on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as compared with either placebo or intramuscular interferon beta-1a, in phase 2 and 3 studies of multiple sclerosis.
METHODS: In our 24-month, double-blind, randomized study, we enrolled patients who had relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, were 18 to 55 years of age, had a score of 0 to 5.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (which ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater disability), and had had one or more relapses in the previous year or two or more in the previous 2 years. Patients received oral fingolimod at a dose of 0.5 mg or 1.25 mg daily or placebo. End points included the annualized relapse rate (the primary end point) and the time to disability progression (a secondary end point).
RESULTS: A total of 1033 of the 1272 patients (81.2%) completed the study. The annualized relapse rate was 0.18 with 0.5 mg of fingolimod, 0.16 with 1.25 mg of fingolimod, and 0.40 with placebo (P<0.001 for either dose vs. placebo). Fingolimod at doses of 0.5 mg and 1.25 mg significantly reduced the risk of disability progression over the 24-month period (hazard ratio, 0.70 and 0.68, respectively; P=0.02 vs. placebo, for both comparisons). The cumulative probability of disability progression (confirmed after 3 months) was 17.7% with 0.5 mg of fingolimod, 16.6% with 1.25 mg of fingolimod, and 24.1% with placebo. Both fingolimod doses were superior to placebo with regard to MRI-related measures (number of new or enlarged lesions on T(2)-weighted images, gadolinium-enhancing lesions, and brain-volume loss; P<0.001 for all comparisons at 24 months). Causes of study discontinuation and adverse events related to fingolimod included bradycardia and atrioventricular conduction block at the time of fingolimod initiation, macular edema, elevated liver-enzyme levels, and mild hypertension.
CONCLUSIONS: As compared with placebo, both doses of oral fingolimod improved the relapse rate, the risk of disability progression, and end points on MRI. These benefits will need to be weighed against possible long-term risks. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00289978.)
Keywords
Administration, Oral, Adolescent, Adult, Arrhythmias, Cardiac/chemically induced, Brain/pathology, Disability Evaluation, Disease Progression, Double-Blind Method, Female, Herpesviridae Infections/etiology, Herpesviridae Infections/mortality, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage, Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Liver Function Tests, Macular Edema/chemically induced, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/drug therapy, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/pathology, Propylene Glycols/administration & dosage, Propylene Glycols/adverse effects, Sphingosine/administration & dosage, Sphingosine/adverse effects, Young Adult
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