Kimberley Allen-Philbey

“This work has been the foundation for the Chariot MS trial. Chariot MS will look at the use of cladribine tablets in a controlled setting. So, work thus far is uncontrolled, [in] an uncontrolled cohort of patients. But Chariot MS will be a multicenter, placebo-controlled trial of cladribine tablets and patients with advanced MS.”

Subcutaneous cladribine personalized dosing

 in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS), with efficacy in line with oral cladribine (Mavenclad; EMD Serono) trial data, according to data from a recent study. These findings were presented at the 

Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum 2021

, February 25-27, by first author Kimberley Allen-Philbey, PhD candidate, Barts MS Center, London.

Allen-Philbey and colleagues utilized a treatment schedule that consisted of 10 mg on 3 consecutive days in week 1 (4 days in people over 90 kg), followed by another 0-3 doses in week 5 based on total lymphocyte count in week 4. A second cycle of CPD was administered 11 months later. They found that over the follow-up period, 1 myocardial infarction, 1 breast cancer, 1 pulmonary embolism, and 3 severe allergic skin reactions without long-term sequelae occurred with CPD. Death occurred in 2 severely disabled patients with MS, 1 from influenza and 1 from encephalitis. Lymphopenia of at least grade 3 occurred in 7% of patients. 

EDSS remained stable or improved in 99 (82%) patients with MS with baseline and 2-year follow-up data. Of the 23 patients with MS that had elevated baseline cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light (median, 652 pg/mL; interquartile range [IQR], 458-1063), 22 had normal levels at follow-up (median, 344 pg/mL; IQR, 186-505).

 spoke with Allen-Philbey to learn more about the Chariot MS study her team has planned. She also discussed further research she would like to conduct with off-label cladribine.

For more coverage of ACTRIMS Forum 2021, click 

Allen-Philbey K, De Trane S, Stennett A, et al. Cladribine personalised dosing to treat active multiple sclerosis - follow-up in 250 patients. Presented at ACTRIMS Annual Forum; February 25-27, 2021. Abstract P160.

Videos

The PhD candidate at the Barts MS Center in London discussed the upcoming Chariot MS study as well as further research she would like to conduct in personalized cladribine dosing. 

Chariot MS Study of Off-Label Cladribine in Advanced MS: Kimberly Allen-Philbey

“Being able to offer cladribine on an off-label basis has meant that we've been able to offer patients with treatment options that wouldn't previously have access to it. We've been able to provide treatments to patients who have evidence of disease activity on MRI indices, neurofilaments, or lumbar puncture but otherwise wouldn’t have been eligible for a licensed disease modifying treatment.”

Data from a recent study presented at the 

Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS)

, February 25-27, suggest that subcutaneous cladribine personalized dosing (CPD) was well-tolerated in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS), with efficacy in line with oral cladribine (Mavenclad; EMD Serono) trial data. 

First author Kimberley Allen-Philbey, PhD candidate, Barts MS Center, London, and colleagues utilized a treatment schedule that consisted of 10 mg on 3 consecutive days in week 1 (4 days in people over 90 kg), followed by another 0-3 doses in week 5 based on total lymphocyte count in week 4. A second cycle of CPD was administered 11 months later. They found that over the follow-up period, 1 myocardial infarction, 1 breast cancer, 1 pulmonary embolism, and 3 severe allergic skin reactions without long-term sequelae occurred with CPD. Death occurred in 2 severely disabled patients with MS, 1 from influenza and 1 from encephalitis. Lymphopenia of at least grade 3 occurred in 7% of patients.

 spoke with Allen-Philbey to learn more about the advantages of treating patients with off-label CPD. She stressed the importance of treating patients early in their disease course in order to delay disability.

For more coverage of ACTRIMS Forum 2021, 

The PhD candidate at the Barts MS Center in London discussed her study presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2021 that evaluated CPD in patients with relapsing MS.

Kimberley Allen-Philbey

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Chariot MS Study of Off-Label Cladribine in Advanced MS: Kimberly Allen-Philbey

Off-Label, Personalized Cladribine Dosing: Kimberly Allen-Philbey