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May 30, 2017; 88 (22) Article

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis

A meta-analysis

Maria Pia Sormani, Paolo A. Muraro, Irene Schiavetti, Alessio Signori, Alice Laroni, Riccardo Saccardi, Gian Luigi Mancardi
First published April 28, 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003987
Maria Pia Sormani
From the Departments of Health Sciences (M.P.S., I.S., A.S.) and Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, and Maternal and Child Health (A.L., G.L.M.), University of Genoa, Italy; Division of Brain Sciences (P.A.M.), Imperial College, London, UK; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST (A.L., G.L.M.), Genoa; and Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine Unit (R.S.), Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
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From the Departments of Health Sciences (M.P.S., I.S., A.S.) and Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, and Maternal and Child Health (A.L., G.L.M.), University of Genoa, Italy; Division of Brain Sciences (P.A.M.), Imperial College, London, UK; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST (A.L., G.L.M.), Genoa; and Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine Unit (R.S.), Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
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Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis
A meta-analysis
Maria Pia Sormani, Paolo A. Muraro, Irene Schiavetti, Alessio Signori, Alice Laroni, Riccardo Saccardi, Gian Luigi Mancardi
Neurology May 2017, 88 (22) 2115-2122; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003987

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vol. 88 no. 22 2115-2122
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003987
PubMed: 
28455383

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
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0028-3878
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1526-632X
History: 
  • Received October 6, 2016
  • Accepted in final form February 6, 2017
  • First Published April 28, 2017.

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    1. Maria Pia Sormani, PhD,
    2. Paolo A. Muraro, MD,
    3. Irene Schiavetti, PhD,
    4. Alessio Signori, PhD,
    5. Alice Laroni, MD,
    6. Riccardo Saccardi, MD and
    7. Gian Luigi Mancardi, MD
  1. Maria Pia Sormani, PhD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Merck Serono, TEVA, Genzyme, Novartis, Biogen, Roche

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. Merck Serono, Biogen, TEVA, Genzyme, Roche, Novartis, GeNeuro

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  3. Paolo A. Muraro, MD,
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Dr. Muraro has received travel support and speaker honoraria from Novartis, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer Pharma, Biogen Idec, Merck-Serono and Sanofi Aventis.

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Guest Editor, PLOS Medicine

    Patents:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. Funder: Medical Research Council Type of grant: Project Grant Title: Pathfinder: An experimental medicine study of the 18 kD translocator protein as a novel neuroimmunodulatory target for multiple sclerosis Duration: 3 years 2016-19

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Funder: UK Multiple Sclerosis Society / UK Stem Cell Foundation Type of grant: Collaborative Project Grant Title: A phase II trial of autologous mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in highly active multiple sclerosis ? Duration:2012-17 PI: Muraro Co-applicants: Chandran, Dazzi, Miller, Nicholas

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    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  5. Irene Schiavetti, PhD,
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  7. Alessio Signori, PhD,
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. Alice Laroni, MD,
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. (1) Sanofi (2) Merck

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. (1) travel, Teva (2) speaker honoraria, Biogen (3)speaker honoraria, Teva (4) speaker honoraria, Novartis

    Editorial Boards:
    1. NONE

    Patents:
    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

    Speakers' Bureaus:
    1. NONE

    Other activities:
    1. (1) Biogen, funding to a workshop organized by me

    Clinical Procedures or Imaging Studies:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    Legal Proceedings:
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  11. Riccardo Saccardi, MD and
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    Gifts:
    1. NONE

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    1. honoraria for lecturing from Sanofi

    Editorial Boards:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  13. Gian Luigi Mancardi, MD
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for Travel or Speaker Honoraria:
    1. Honoraria for lecturing , travel expenses for attending meetings and finacial support for research from Bayer Schering, Biogen Idec, Merck Serono, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis and Teva Pharmaceuticals

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Associate Editor of Neurological Sciences

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. Honoraria for speaking activities from Companies (Biogen Dompe', Bayer Schering)

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society (AISM) Grants 2001-R-38 and 2002-R-36

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  1. From the Departments of Health Sciences (M.P.S., I.S., A.S.) and Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, and Maternal and Child Health (A.L., G.L.M.), University of Genoa, Italy; Division of Brain Sciences (P.A.M.), Imperial College, London, UK; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST (A.L., G.L.M.), Genoa; and Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine Unit (R.S.), Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Sormani: mariapia.sormani{at}unige.it
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