Clinical trial data regarding efficacy and safety of cladribine in MS are limited to young individuals, and the overall risk-benefit profile does not necessarily applies to elderly patients. We investigated effectiveness and safety outcomes in MS patients initiating cladribine at >= 50 years (n=35) and < 50 years (n=62), over a median follow-up of 12.4 months. There were no differences in time to evidence of disease activity (HR=0.73, 95% CI=0.18-2.91, p=0.657), post-treatment lymphocyte counts (beta=0.24, p=0.825) or occurrence of adverse events (OR=0.84, 95%CI=0.24-2.93, p=0.791) between age groups. Female sex and greater disability were associated with higher risk of adverse events (especially infections). These limited data do not suggest safety concerns regarding use of cladribine in elderly MS.
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Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, New Jersey Med Sch, Newark, NJ 07103 USAQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
Cook, Stuart
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Univ Miami, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Multiple Sclerosis Ctr, Miami, FL USAQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
Rammohan, Kottil
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Rieckmann, Peter
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Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Bamberg, Germany
Bamberg Hosp, Dept Neurol, Bamberg, GermanyQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
Rieckmann, Peter
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Merck Serono SA, Geneva, SwitzerlandQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
Hamlett, Anthony
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Viglietta, Vissia
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Merck Serono SA, Geneva, SwitzerlandQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
Viglietta, Vissia
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Greenberg, Steven
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Merck Serono SA, Geneva, SwitzerlandQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
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Univ Vita Salute San Raffaele, Inst Expt Neurol, Milan, ItalyQueen Mary Univ London, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, Ctr Neurosci, London E1 2AT, England
Comi, Giancarlo
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Cook, Stuart
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Cook, Stuart
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Rammohan, Kottil
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Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USAQueen Mary Univ London, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, Ctr Neurosci, London E1 2AT, England
Rammohan, Kottil
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Rieckmann, Peter
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Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USAThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
Leist, Thomas P.
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Comi, Giancarlo
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Univ Vita Salute IRCCS, Hosp San Raffaele, Dept Neurol, Milan, Italy
Univ Vita Salute IRCCS, Hosp San Raffaele, Inst Expt Neurol, Milan, ItalyThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
Comi, Giancarlo
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Cree, Bruce A. C.
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Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ottawa Hosp Res Inst, Ottawa, ON, CanadaThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
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Hartung, Hans-Peter
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Univ Dusseldorf, Dept Neurol, Fac Med, Dusseldorf, Germany
Univ Dusseldorf, Ctr Neuropsychiat, Fac Med, Dusseldorf, GermanyThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
Hartung, Hans-Peter
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Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, New Jersey Med Sch, Newark, NJ 07103 USAQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
Cook, Stuart
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Rammohan, Kottil
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Rammohan, Kottil
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Rieckmann, Peter
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Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Bamberg, Germany
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Hamlett, Anthony
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Viglietta, Vissia
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Greenberg, Steven
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Merck Serono SA, Geneva, SwitzerlandQueen Mary Univ London, Ctr Neurosci, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, London E1 2AT, England
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Univ Vita Salute San Raffaele, Inst Expt Neurol, Milan, ItalyQueen Mary Univ London, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, Ctr Neurosci, London E1 2AT, England
Comi, Giancarlo
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Cook, Stuart
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Univ Med & Dent, New Jersey Med Sch, Newark, NJ USAQueen Mary Univ London, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, Ctr Neurosci, London E1 2AT, England
Cook, Stuart
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Rammohan, Kottil
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Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USAQueen Mary Univ London, Blizard Inst Cell & Mol Sci, Barts & London Sch Med & Dent, Ctr Neurosci, London E1 2AT, England
Rammohan, Kottil
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Rieckmann, Peter
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Musch, Bruno
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Leist, Thomas P.
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Comi, Giancarlo
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Univ Vita Salute IRCCS, Hosp San Raffaele, Dept Neurol, Milan, Italy
Univ Vita Salute IRCCS, Hosp San Raffaele, Inst Expt Neurol, Milan, ItalyThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
Comi, Giancarlo
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Cree, Bruce A. C.
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Univ Calif San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
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SUNY Stony Brook, Med Ctr, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USAThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
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Freedman, Mark S.
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Hartung, Hans-Peter
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Univ Dusseldorf, Dept Neurol, Fac Med, Dusseldorf, Germany
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Hartung, Hans-Peter
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Casset-Semanaz, Florence
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EMD Serono Inc, Rockland, MA USAThomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
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Mayo Clin, Dept Neurol, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
Mayo Clin, Dept Radiol, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
Mayo Clin, Ctr Multiple Sclerosis & Autoimmune Neurol, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USAMayo Clin, Dept Neurol, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
Zeydan, Burcu
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