london ms hsct collaborative group patient eligibility criteria final
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LondonMS-AHSCTCollaborativeGroup-PatientEligibilityCriteriaFinalV.3.–8/12/2015
PatientEligibilityCriteriaAdoptedbytheLondonMS-AHSCTCollaborativeGroup
TheeligibilitycriteriaareoverallaimedatselectingpatientswhohavefailedapprovedtreatmentsofhighefficacyorhavenoneavailabletothemandhaverecentlypresentedevidenceofinflammatoryCNSdiseaseactivity;andwhocouldundergoAHSCTwithanacceptableestimatedlevelofriskofadverseevents.JustificationforeachofcriteriaissupportedbyevidencefromAHSCTtrialsandobservationalstudies.
Referralcriteria:
I. DiagnosisofMSmadebyaneurologistII. Abletowalk,needingatmostbilateralassistancetowalk20mtwithoutrestingIII. InrelapsingMS(RMS),failedonelicenseddiseasemodifyingdrugofhighefficacy
(currentlyincludingalemtuzumabandnatalizumab)becauseofdemonstratedlackofefficacy
IV. NewMRIactivitywithinlast12months
Inclusioncriteria:
1. Age18to65years2. Diseaseduration≤15yearsfromdiagnosisofMS3. DiagnosisofMSaccordingtoMcDonald’scriteria4. ForPPMS,CSFOCB+5. ForRMS,failedatleastonelicenseddiseasemodifyingdrugofhighefficacy
(‘Category2’asdefinedbyScoldingN,BarnesD,CaderS,etal.PractNeurol2015;15:273–279;currentlyincludingalemtuzumabandnatalizumab)becauseofdemonstratedlackofefficacy(asevidentfromrelapse,MRIactivityasdefinedbelowatPoint7,orEDSSincrease)afterbeingonDMTforatleast6months
6. EDSSscore0-6.57. InflammatoryactiveMSasdefinedby≥1Gd+(>3mm)lesion(offsteroidsforone
month)or≥2newT2lesionsinMRIwithinlast12months8. ApprovedbytheMDT
Exclusioncriteria:
a. EligibleforanethicallyapprovedclinicaltrialwhereAHSCTisofferedasoneofthetreatmentarms
b. UnabletoadequatelyunderstandriskandbenefitsofAHSCTandgivewritteninformedconsent
c. Priortreatmentwithtotallymphoidirradiationandautologousorallogeneichematopoieticstemcelltransplantation
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d. ContraindicationtoMRIincludingbutnotlimitedtometalimplantsorfragments,historyofclaustrophobiaortheinabilityofthesubjecttoliestillontheirback
e. Poorlycontrolleddepressionorrecentsuicidalattemptf. Presenceofanyactiveorchronicinfectiong. Unabletowalk20mtwithorwithoutsupport,orwheelchairdependenth. Anysignificantorgandysfunctionorco-morbiditythattheInvestigatorsconsiderwould
putthesubjectatunacceptablerisk