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

Steffi Grey (nee Cotte), Anke Salmen (nee 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. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-279
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume278
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2015

Keywords

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

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