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Filter by:This project is to: 1. Quantify differences in axonal integrity and organization in aMS versus naPMS patients. 2. Quantify changes in axonal integrity and organization in aMS versus naPMS patients over a two-year period. 3. Validate the combination of imaging parameters that best differentiate aMS versus naPMS patients using histopathology.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous systemic autoimmune disease with distinct prognosis according to patients. In patients with systemic sclerosis, interstitial lung disease (ILD) concerns almost 50 % of patients and represents the main cause of mortality. Janus kinases (JAK) inhibitors are recent therapies in the field of systemic autoimmune diseases, already approved in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Use of JAK inhibitors in systemic sclerosis is based on their anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties. Several preclinical murine models of systemic sclerosis demonstrated the efficacy of ruxolitinib and tofacitinib on cutaneous and pulmonary fibrosis. Recently, tofacitinib was evaluated in SSc patients in two clinical studies and showed significant improvement on skin fibrosis. The objective of this study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors in SSc patients with ILD.
In this study the investigators wish to test the hypothesis that the repertoire of solutes secreted by leukocytes isolated from patients with relapsing-remitting forms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) following 6 months of treatment with Ofatumumab (Kesimpta®) will be less toxic to mouse-derived oligodendrocyte lineage cells, grown in a dish, than solutes secreted by the same leukocyte populations prior to treatment with Ofatumumab.
The purpose of this study is to provide information on maternal, fetal, and infant outcomes following exposure of ozanimod during pregnancy so that participants and physicians can weigh the benefits and risks of exposure to the pharmaceutical during pregnancy and make informed treatment decisions.
PHOMS Study is a randomized, controlled, open-label, prospective, and multicentric clinical trial involving outpatients diagnosed with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) or Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). The primary objective is the safety profile assessment of the investigational intervention (Extracorporeal Photopheresis -ECP) and its preliminary efficacy evaluation, while the secondary objective is the assessment of the immune response profile in MS patients.
Digital Ulcers (DEs), are painful open sores on the fingers and toes and are due to limited perfusion of blood vessels in patients with Scleroderma. In particular, ulcers are caused by narrowing of the arteries, resulting in reduced blood supply to the fingers, causing pain and difficult to heal leaving deep scars. DEs may be present on the rails or fingertips, on the extensor surfaces of the joints, and depending on the underlying calcification. The etiology of ulcers is multifactorial. Raynaud's ischemia, sclerosis, dry skin, calcification and local trauma can all contribute to the onset of Digital Ulcers. Spontaneous fissures or ruptures can also develop into ulcers in patients with scleroderma and severe Raynaud's disease. Whatever the reason for their appearance, DEs negatively affect the quality of life of patients as they complicate even simple daily activities, while they can lead to serious complications such as osteomyelitis or other serious soft tissue infections, up to amputation. Over the last decade, in several randomized clinical trials, DEs have been studied in detail, which are defined or classified differently in each case. The clinical treatment of patients with DE would be facilitated by the availability of specific criteria for the classification of DE. Internationally, the classification of pressure ulcers is usually followed, but this classification is not sufficient for all types of DE observed in Scleroderma. The lack of a clear classification of DEs prompted researchers to evaluate the frequency and morphology of lesions, their characteristics, their physical course, and their healing time in groups of patients with Scleroderma. In a recent study, three categories of classification of digital ulcers based on the patient's clinical picture were proposed by the UK Scleroderma Study Group (UKSSG).
To compare the efficacy and safety of remibrutinib versus teriflunomide in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS)
The purpose of this study is to assess safety and efficacy of Brentuximab vedotin, a CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate, in patients with active diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) who relapsed after discontinuation of Brentuximab vedotin.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease where the immune cells invade the central nervous system and destroy an essential element of nerve conduction: the myelin. An interesting feature observed in some patients is a regenerative process, called remyelination, which leads to the production of new myelin. However, the extent of remyelination is very heterogeneous among patients, only a minority of patients show a really efficient repair process along the disease course. In this project, our aim is to explore in vivo the biological mechanisms leading to a successful remyelination in some patients and to a failure in remyelination in others. With this purpose in mind we propose to develop a translational research platform where patients with multiple sclerosis will be investigated in vivo for their potential of remyelination through a follow-up with recently developed imaging technologies using a synergistic combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) to visualize and quantify myelin and neuroinflammation. In parallel blood immune cells from patients will be sampled and profiled to investigate how they could influence remyelination. This part will consist in i) grafting patients' lymphocytes in experimental rodent models of demyelination to characterize how they could promote or inhibit remyelination; ii) performing a functional and multi-omics analysis of peripheral macrophages and analyse relationships with remyelination profiles; iii) profiling T lymphocytes at the single cell level to associate specific subpopulation of the T cells with the remyelination potential assessed in patients with MRI/PET images and in grafted animals.
To compare the efficacy and safety of remibrutinib versus teriflunomide in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS)