Comparative efficacy of fingolimod vs natalizumab
A French multicenter observational study
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- Received March 15, 2015
- Accepted in final form October 29, 2015
- First Published January 29, 2016.
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Author Disclosures
- Laetitia Barbin, PhD*,
- Chloe Rousseau, MSc*,
- Natacha Jousset, BSc,
- Romain Casey, PhD,
- Marc Debouverie, MD, PhD,
- Sandra Vukusic, MD, PhD,
- Jerome De Sèze, MD, PhD,
- David Brassat, MD, PhD,
- Sandrine Wiertlewski, MD,
- Bruno Brochet, MD, PhD,
- Jean Pelletier, MD, PhD,
- Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD,
- Gilles Edan, MD,
- Christine Lebrun-Frenay, MD,
- Pierre Clavelou, MD, PhD,
- Eric Thouvenot, MD, PhD,
- Jean-Philippe Camdessanché, MD, PhD,
- Ayman Tourbah, MD, PhD,
- Bruno Stankoff, MD, PhD,
- Abdullatif Al Khedr, MD,
- Philippe Cabre, MD, PhD,
- Caroline Papeix, MD,
- Eric Berger, MD,
- Olivier Heinzlef, MD,
- Thomas Debroucker, MD,
- Thibault Moreau, MD, PhD,
- Olivier Gout, MD,
- Bertrand Bourre, MD,
- Alain Créange, MD, PhD,
- Pierre Labauge, MD, PhD,
- Laurent Magy, MD, PhD,
- Gilles Defer, MD, PhD,
- Yohann Foucher, PhD‡ and
- David A. Laplaud, MD, PhD‡
- On behalf of the CFSEP and OFSEP groups
- Laetitia Barbin, PhD*,
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- Chloe Rousseau, MSc*,
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- Natacha Jousset, BSc,
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- Romain Casey, PhD,
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- Marc Debouverie, MD, PhD,
MD has done consulting research and/or workshops for Biogen-Idec, Bayer-Schering, Genzyme, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis and Teva Pharma. The organizations mentioned in this statement did not participate in any aspects of the design, execution, analysis, or write-up of this study.
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Received travel expenses and/or honoraria for lectures or educational activities.
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- Sandra Vukusic, MD, PhD,
Biogen-Idec, Gensyme, Merck-Serono, Novartis Pharma, Sanofi Aventis, Teva Pharma
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Biogen-Idec, Genzyme, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Sanofi, Teva
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Consultancy in board for Merck-Serono, Sanofi-Aventis, Teva Pharma, Biogen-Idec, Genzyme, Novartis
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Bayer-Schering, Biogen Idec, Genzyme, Merck Serono, , Novartis Pharma, Sanofi Aventis and Teva.
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- Jerome De Sèze, MD, PhD,
Biogen, Novartis
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Revue Neurologique
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- David Brassat, MD, PhD,
Chugai pharma
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Biogen idec, sanofi genzyme, teva, merck serono, bayer, almirall
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French Ministry of Health 2007 PI, French multiple sclerosis Society 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, European Union FP7 marie curie Action, 2008
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- Sandrine Wiertlewski, MD,
Scientific advisory board for NOVARTIS, GENZYME, BIOGENIDEC, TEVA.
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- Bruno Brochet, MD, PhD,
Roche
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Teva, Novartis, Biogen-idec and Genzyme
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Bayer-Healthcare, Biogen-Idec, Genzyme, Novartis, Merck-Serono, Teva,
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Bayer Healthcare, Teva, Merck Serono, Novartis,Medday Biogen-Idec, genzyme, and Roche.
ANR
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ARSEP, LFSEP
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- Jean Pelletier, MD, PhD,
(1) BIOGEN IDEC : member of advisory board (2008-2015) (2) NOVARTIS : member of advisory board (2008-2015) (3) GENZYME : member of advisory board (2013-2015)
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ARSEP (2007-2015): research grants
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- Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD,
Serves on scientific advisory boards for (1) Sanofi, (2) Biogen Idec, (3) Merck Serono, (4) Teva, (5) Novartis
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(1) Biogen Idec, travel and speaker honoraria; (2) Bayer Schering Pharma, travel and speaker honoraria; (3) Novartis, honoraria; (4) Teva, travel and honoraria; (5) Sanofi-Aventis, honoraria; (6) Merck Serono, travel and honoraria
journal editor for Neurones, Neurosciences et scl?rose en plaques
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Consultancies for (1) Merck Serono, (2) Sanofi, (3) Teva, (4) Biogen Idec, (5) Bayer Schering Pharma
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Research support from (1) Biogen Idec, (2) Bayer Schering Pharma, (3) Novartis, (4) Merck Serono, (5) Teva, (6) Sanofi
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- Gilles Edan, MD,
Member of the steering committee of BENEFIT
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For the last 5 years as regular member of the scientific board of LFB, as occasional consultant for BIOGEN , Novartis, TEVA, Sanofi
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PHRC : programme de recherche clinique (Health ministry) : financial support for a clinical research on therapeutic strategy in MS (Natalizumab vs mitoxantrone and immunomodulator drug)2009 and a clinical research on spinal cord MRI in 2012
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ARSEP for a research programm on imaging biomarker in MS using USPIO 2006-2009; ligue Fran?aise contre la SEP (Trial COPOUSEP published in 2015 in Lancet)
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- Christine Lebrun-Frenay, MD,
serving on a scientific advisory board from Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Genzyme, Almirall, Allergan, Teva, Sanofi, Bayer Schering
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Funding for travel or speaker honoraria from Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Genzyme, Almirall, Allergan, Teva, Sanofi, Bayer Schering
Serving as editorial advisory board member for Revue Neurologique (Paris) Elsevier
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- Pierre Clavelou, MD, PhD,
Novartis (non profit entity) Teva Pharma (non profit entity) Bayer (non profit entity) Biogen non profit entity) Genzyme-Sanofi (non profit entity) Almirall (non profit entity
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Non profit entity, fund directly to department of neurology : Novartis, Teva Pharma, Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Bayer, LFB, Genzyme-Sanofi
Editorial Advisory Board : La letre du neurologue (french, no financial compensation, since seven years)
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- Eric Thouvenot, MD, PhD,
(1) Biogen Idec (2) Merck Serono (3) Genzyme
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Received honoraria for invited lectures from Genzyme, Biogen and Merck-Serono
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(1) Genzyme ISS
(1) PHRC national 2012 (NCT01817166)
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- Jean-Philippe Camdessanché, MD, PhD,
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CSL-Behring, Sanofi-Genzyme, Laboratoire Fran?ais des Biotechnologies, Novartis, Teva, Natus. Honoraria.
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- Ayman Tourbah, MD, PhD,
Board: Medday, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis, Merck Serono, Teva Pharma,
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Biogen Idec, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis, Merck Serono, Teva Pharma
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Medday, Teva Pharma
Biogen Idec, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis, Merck Serono, Teva Pharma
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Medday, Biogen Idec, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis, Roche
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2013-2015: consulting or lecturing fees or travel grants or research support from Medday, Biogen Idec, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis, Merck Serono, Teva Pharma, and Roche
- Bruno Stankoff, MD, PhD,
advisory boards for Biogen Idec, Novartis, Genzyme, Teva-Pharma
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travel: EAN 2015 by TEVA lectures for TEVA, BIOGEN, NOVARTIS, GENZYME
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research support from Merck-Serono and genzyme
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research support from ANR (agence nationale de la recherche) and PHRC (programme hospitalier de recherche clinique)
grants from ARSEP fondation (association d e recherche sur la sclerose en plaques)
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- Abdullatif Al Khedr, MD,
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- Philippe Cabre, MD, PhD,
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- Caroline Papeix, MD,
bayer sherring novartis teva
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educational activities : bayer sherring (2010), biogen idec (2005-2014), novartis (2009-2015), sanofi genzyme (2008-2015), Merk serono (2009-2012) Roche (2009-2015)
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- Eric Berger, MD,
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Biogen Idec, for speaking Teva Pharma, for speaking Genzyme, Board Novartis, Board and speaking
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- Olivier Heinzlef, MD,
1.Genzyme advisory Board 2. Novartis advisory board
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- Thomas Debroucker, MD,
1. Novartis 2. Sanofi-Aventis 3. Biogen-Idec
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Revue Neurologique (Paris)
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- Thibault Moreau, MD, PhD,
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I am redacteur en chef of la lettre du neurologue
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I has been non permanent consultant for biogen, genzyme, bayer-schering, novartis, teva, roche for board of research and speakers during meeting with the supports of these compagnies
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- Olivier Gout, MD,
(1) Biogen (2) Genzyme (3) Teva (4) Merck Serono (5), Novartis (6) Medday
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- Bertrand Bourre, MD,
Served on the scientific advisory boards for BiogenIdec, Novartis, Genzyme, Merck-Serono, Teva
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Invitation to congress from BiogenIdec, Novartis, Genzyme, Merck-Serono, Teva
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- Alain Créange, MD, PhD,
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Commercial entity : Biogen, CSL-Behring, GE Neuro, Novartis, LFB.
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Commercial Entity : 1 Biogen, 2 CSL-Behring, 3 Genzyme-Sanofi, 4 Novartis, 5 Octapharma
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- Pierre Labauge, MD, PhD,
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- Laurent Magy, MD, PhD,
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Honoraria for speaking engagements and Travel funded by a commercial entity From Biogen and Novartis Pharma
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- Gilles Defer, MD, PhD,
I received personal compensation for scientific advisory board from BiogenIdec, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, Genzyme and Teva pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
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I received funding for travel and/or speaker honoraria from Merck Serono, BiogenIdec, Guerbet, Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis, Genzyme and Teva pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Serve as a chief-associated editor of Revue Neurologique (Paris) (2000-2010)
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My institution received grants supporting research for my department from Merck Serono, BiogenIdec, Sanofi-Aventis et Novartis.
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- Yohann Foucher, PhD‡ and
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- David A. Laplaud, MD, PhD‡
(1) from Biogen-Idec, (2) TEVA Pharma, (3) Novartis (4) Genzyme
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(1) Biogen-Idec, (2) Novartis (3) Genzyme
(1)La Presse M?dicale, editor, 2015 (2) SEP & Neuroscience, co-editor, 2012 until now
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(1)Biogen-Idec, (2)Novartis
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(1) LFSEP
(1) Fondation ARSEP
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- Correspondence to Dr. Laplaud: david.laplaud{at}univ-nantes.fr
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Letters: Rapid online correspondence
- RE: Natalizumab vs fingolimod study of efficacy with unknown safety: A story which ended at interval
- David A. Laplaud, MD, PhD, Inserm U1064, Nantes, France[email protected]
- Y. Foucher, Nantes University, France
Submitted June 02, 2016 - RE: Natalizumab superiority seems more evident on MRI than clinical endpoints
- David A. Laplaud, MD, PhD, Inserm U1064[email protected]
- Y. Foucher, Nantes, France
Submitted June 02, 2016 - Natalizumab superiority seems more evident on MRI than clinical endpoints
- Roberta Lanzillo, researcher, Federico II University, Naples, Italy[email protected]
- Marcello Moccia, Nasples, Italy
Submitted March 17, 2016 - Natalizumab vs fingolimod study of efficacy with unknown safety: A story which ended at interval
- Rohit Bhatia, Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India[email protected]
- Inder Puri, Senior Resident, New Delhi, India
Submitted February 25, 2016
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