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ReviewTherapeutic advances in neurological disorders2025

Twenty years of natalizumab in multiple sclerosis: lessons learned and future outlook.

Luisa Klotz, Thomas Berger, Wallace J Brownlee, Andrew Chan, Jan Lycke, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Filipe Palavra, Francesco Sacca, Tobias Sejbaek, Martin S Weber and 1 more

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Review in Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Luisa KlotzDepartment of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude A1, Münster 48149, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-9633
Thomas BergerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5626-1144
Wallace J BrownleeNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Andrew ChanDepartment of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Jan LyckeInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7891-8466
Celia Oreja-GuevaraDepartment of Neurology, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-5716
Filipe PalavraCentre for Child Development, Neuropediatric Unit, Hospital Pediátrico, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-130X
Francesco SaccaGENESIS Department, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Tobias SejbaekDepartment of Neurology, Esbjerg Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark.
Martin S WeberDepartment of Neurology, Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
Gavin GiovannoniBlizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twenty years on from its initial approval as the first monoclonal antibody for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), natalizumab remains a valuable high-efficacy treatment option for people with relapsing-remitting MS, with robust real-world evidence supporting its long-term efficacy and well-characterized safety profile, provided that the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is monitored and mitigated. This review explores the long-term clinical impact of natalizumab. It draws on two decades of experience to guide treatment strategies with natalizumab, including its use early in the disease course, switching to natalizumab, its use during vaccination, and PML risk management and exit strategies. Guidance on the use of natalizumab in pregnant and breastfeeding women with MS, children with MS, and people with comorbidities is discussed, along with reflections on what has been learned from 20 years with natalizumab, and what the future holds for this impactful treatment in MS and beyond.

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multiple sclerosisnatalizumabtreatment strategies

Identifiers

PMID40969774
PMCPMC12441267

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