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A Controlled Trial of Mitoxantrone in Multiple Sclerosis: Serial MRI Evaluation at One Year

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

S. Bastianello ,
C. Pozzilli ,
F. D’Andrea ,
E. Millefiorini ,
M. Trojano ,
S. Morino ,
C. Gasperini ,
A. Bozzao ,
M. Gallucci  and
C. Andreula
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S. Bastianello*
Affiliation:
Chair of Neuroradiology
C. Pozzilli
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”; Chair of Neurology
F. D’Andrea
Affiliation:
Chair of Radiology
E. Millefiorini
Affiliation:
Chair of Neuroradiology
M. Trojano
Affiliation:
Chair of Neuroradiology
S. Morino
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”; Chair of Neurology
C. Gasperini
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”; Chair of Neurology
A. Bozzao
Affiliation:
University of Aquila; Chair of Neurology
M. Gallucci
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”; Chair of Neurology
C. Andreula
Affiliation:
University of Bari; Chair of Neurology
L. Bozzao
Affiliation:
Chair of Neuroradiology
D. Gambi
Affiliation:
University of Chieti
M. Prencipe
Affiliation:
Chair of Radiology
*
Cattedra di Neuroradiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Viale dell’Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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We present the results of a randomized double-blinded placebo controlled, multicenter trial, of low-dose mitoxantrone (MX), after one year, in 25 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, who had serial enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Treatment groups were balanced for age, gender, duration of illness and neurological disability. Five of the 13 MX patients and 10 of the 12 placebo patients had exacerbations during treatment (p < 0.02). The mean change in the extended disability status scale was not significantly different between the MX and placebo treatment groups. Serial Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced MRI detected no significant difference between the MX treated and placebo groups in the mean total number of new, enlarging, or Gadolinium-DTPA enhancing lesions; there was a trend toward a reduction of new, enlarging and Gadolinium-DTPA enhancing lesions in MX patients. Despite this ameliorating effect, the results indicate that serial Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced MRI, performed over one year in a limited number of patients, could not provide conclusive evidence for a role of MX therapy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , August 1994 , pp. 266 - 270
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1994

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