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2025

Journal Article

Standardized Definition of Progression Independent of Relapse Activity (PIRA) in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Müller, Jannis, Sharmin, Sifat, Lorscheider, Johannes, Ozakbas, Serkan, Karabudak, Rana, Horakova, Dana, Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca, Shaygannejad, Vahid, Etemadifar, Masoud, Alroughani, Raed, Patti, Francesco, Eichau, Sara, Prat, Alexandre, Lugaresi, Alessandra, Tomassini, Valentina, Kermode, Allan G., Amato, Maria Pia, Turkoglu, Recai, Altintas, Ayse, Buzzard, Katherine, Soysal, Aysun, Van Der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Blanco, Yolanda, Gerlach, Oliver, Khoury, Samia J., Barnett, Michael, John, Nevin, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette ... Granziera, Cristina (2025). Standardized Definition of Progression Independent of Relapse Activity (PIRA) in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology, 82 (6), 614-625. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0495

Standardized Definition of Progression Independent of Relapse Activity (PIRA) in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

2025

Journal Article

MGBase: A Global, Observational Registry for Collaborative Research in Myasthenia Gravis

Buzzard, Katherine A., Van der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Zhang, Wen Wen, Barnett-Tapia, Carolina, Cutter, Gary, Heckmann, Jeannine M., Farr, Pamela, Tran, Carolyn, Sartori, Charlotte, Stupar, Dusko, More, Rein, Sim, Linda, Le, Alison, Tang, Qingxiao, Reddel, Stephen W., Blum, Stefan, Lovas, Gabvor, McCombe, Pamela, Chroni, Elisabeth, Cruse, Belinda, Alroughani, Raed, Tzartos, John, Gomex-Figueroa, Enrique, Boz, Cavit, Karelis, Guntis, Kermode, Allan and Crump, Nicholas (2025). MGBase: A Global, Observational Registry for Collaborative Research in Myasthenia Gravis. Muscle and Nerve, 72 (3) mus.28450, 424-432. doi: 10.1002/mus.28450

MGBase: A Global, Observational Registry for Collaborative Research in Myasthenia Gravis

2025

Journal Article

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis established as a multistep process across phenotypes

Ziser, Laura, van Eijk, Ruben P. A., Kiernan, Matthew C., McRae, Allan, Henderson, Robert D., Schultz, David, Needham, Merrilee, Mathers, Susan, McCombe, Pam, Talman, Paul and Vucic, Steve (2025). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis established as a multistep process across phenotypes. European Journal of Neurology, 32 (1) e16532, e16532. doi: 10.1111/ene.16532

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis established as a multistep process across phenotypes

2025

Journal Article

Corticosteroid treatment of multiple sclerosis relapses is associated with lower disability worsening over 5 years

Roberts, Jodie I, Sharmin, Sifat, Horakova, Dana, Kubala Havrdova, Eva, Ozakbas, Serkan, Lugaresi, Alessandra, Tomassini, Valentina, Alroughani, Raed, Buzzard, Katherine, Skibina, Olga, Boz, Cavit, Turkoglu, Recai, Maimone, Davide, Yamout, Bassem, Khoury, Samia Joseph, Spitaleri, Daniele, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Girard, Marc, Duquette, Pierre, Al-Asmi, Abdullah, Ampapa, Radek, Foschi, Matteo, Surcinelli, Andrea, Patti, Francesco, Van Pesch, Vincent, Ramo-Tello, Cristina, Sánchez-Menoyo, José Luis, Altintas, Ayse, Grammond, Pierre ... Smirnova, Sonya (2025). Corticosteroid treatment of multiple sclerosis relapses is associated with lower disability worsening over 5 years. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry jnnp-2025-336343, jnnp-2025. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2025-336343

Corticosteroid treatment of multiple sclerosis relapses is associated with lower disability worsening over 5 years

2025

Journal Article

Four years on: Pregnancy and birth outcomes reported in the MSBase pregnancy, neonatal outcomes, and Women’s Health Registry (2020–2024)

Jokubaitis, Vilija G, Alroughani, Raed, Altintas, Ayse, Eichau, Sara, Hughes, Stella, Willekens, Barbara, Horakova, Dana, Havrdova, Eva Kubala, Ozakbas, Serkan, Boz, Cavit, Habek, Mario, Kalincik, Tomas, Roos, Izanne, Etemadifar, Masoud, Peterka, Marek, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Meca-Lallana, Jose E, Rous, Zuzana, Houskova, Jana, Prat, Alexandre, Girard, Marc, Ampapa, Radek, Buzzard, Katherine, Skibina, Olga, John, Nevin A, Kermode, Allan G, Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena J, Foschi, Matteo, Surcinelli, Andrea ... Kopchak, Oksana (2025). Four years on: Pregnancy and birth outcomes reported in the MSBase pregnancy, neonatal outcomes, and Women’s Health Registry (2020–2024). Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 31 (9) 13524585251349125, 1088-1101. doi: 10.1177/13524585251349125

Four years on: Pregnancy and birth outcomes reported in the MSBase pregnancy, neonatal outcomes, and Women’s Health Registry (2020–2024)

2025

Journal Article

Routine blood biochemical biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Systematic review and cohort analysis

Nona, Robert J., Henderson, Robert D. and McCombe, Pamela A. (2025). Routine blood biochemical biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Systematic review and cohort analysis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 26 (3-4), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2024.2435976

Routine blood biochemical biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Systematic review and cohort analysis

2025

Journal Article

Correction to: Estimation of Transition Probabilities from a Large Cohort (> 6000) of Australians Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for Changing Disability Severity Classifications, MS Phenotype, and Disease-Modifying Therapy Classifications (PharmacoEconomics, (2024), 10.1007/s40273-024-01417-4)

Campbell, Julie A., Henson, Glen J., Ngwa, Valery Fuh, Ahmad, Hasnat, Taylor, Bruce V., van der Mei, Ingrid, Ramanathan, Sudarshini, Hardy, Todd A., Shaw, Cameron, Garber, Justin, Macdonell, Richard, McCombe, Pamela, John, Nevin, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, van der Walt, Anneke, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Roos, Izanne, Kalincik, Tomas, Carroll, William M., Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena, Kermode, Allan G., Butzkueven, Helmut and Palmer, Andrew J. (2025). Correction to: Estimation of Transition Probabilities from a Large Cohort (> 6000) of Australians Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for Changing Disability Severity Classifications, MS Phenotype, and Disease-Modifying Therapy Classifications (PharmacoEconomics, (2024), 10.1007/s40273-024-01417-4). PharmacoEconomics, 43 (2), 241-241. doi: 10.1007/s40273-024-01461-0

Correction to: Estimation of Transition Probabilities from a Large Cohort (> 6000) of Australians Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for Changing Disability Severity Classifications, MS Phenotype, and Disease-Modifying Therapy Classifications (PharmacoEconomics, (2024), 10.1007/s40273-024-01417-4)

2025

Journal Article

Persistent progression independent of relapse activity in multiple sclerosis

Zhu, Chao, Zhou, Zhen, Kalincik, Tomas, Roos, Izanne, Buzzard, Katherine, Skibina, Olga, Alroughani, Raed, Kuhle, Jens, Girard, Marc, Grammond, Pierre, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Gerlach, Oliver, John, Nevin, Mccombe, Pamela, Macdonell, Richard, Van Pesch, Vincent, Laureys, Guy, Prevost, Julie, Horakova, Dana, Kubala Havrdova, Eva, Castillo-Triviño, Tamara, Ramo-Tello, Cristina, Blanco, Yolanda, Meca-Lallana, Jose E, Lugaresi, Alessandra, Tomassini, Valentina, Cartechini, Elisabetta, Amato, Maria Pia, Spitaleri, Daniele ... Butzkueven, Helmut (2025). Persistent progression independent of relapse activity in multiple sclerosis. Brain Communications, 7 (5) fcaf306, 5. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf306

Persistent progression independent of relapse activity in multiple sclerosis

2024

Journal Article

Prevalence of progression independent of relapse activity and relapse-associated worsening in patients with AQP4-IgG–positive NMOSD

Siriratnam, Pakeeran, Huda, Saif, Van Der Walt, Anneke, Sanfilippo, Paul G., Sharmin, Sifat, Foong, Yi Chao, Yeh, Wei Z., Zhu, Chao, Khoury, Samia J., Csepany, Tunde, Willekens, Barbara, Etemadifar, Masoud, Ozakbas, Serkan, Nytrova, Petra, Altintas, Ayse, Al-Asmi, Abdullah, Ramo-Tello, Cristina M., Laureys, Guy, Patti, Francesco, Horakova, Dana, Foschi, Matteo, Boz, Cavit, McCombe, Pamela A., Turkoglu, Recai, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Roos, Izanne, Kalincik, Tomas, Jokubaitis, Vilija G., Butzkueven, Helmut ... for MSBase (2024). Prevalence of progression independent of relapse activity and relapse-associated worsening in patients with AQP4-IgG–positive NMOSD. Neurology, 103 (12) e209940, 1-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209940

Prevalence of progression independent of relapse activity and relapse-associated worsening in patients with AQP4-IgG–positive NMOSD

2024

Journal Article

Disease activity in pregnant and postpartum women with multiple sclerosis receiving ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies

Yeh, Wei Z., Van Der Walt, Anneke, Skibina, Olga G., Kalincik, Tomas, Alroughani, Raed, Kermode, Allan G., Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena J., Carroll, William M., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Boz, Cavit, Ozakbas, Serkan, Buzzard, Katherine, Habek, Mario, John, Nevin A., Prat, Alexandre, Girard, Marc, Duquette, Pierre, Baghbanian, Seyed Mohammad, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, Van Pesch, Vincent, Laureys, Guy, Willekens, Barbara, Prevost, Julie, Foschi, Matteo, De Gans, Koen, Horakova, Dana, Havrdova, Eva Kubala, Karabudak, Rana, Patti, Francesco ... for the MSBase Study Group (2024). Disease activity in pregnant and postpartum women with multiple sclerosis receiving ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies. Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 11 (6) e200328, 1-16. doi: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200328

Disease activity in pregnant and postpartum women with multiple sclerosis receiving ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies

2024

Conference Publication

The risk of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis is geographically determined but modifiable

Sharmin, Sifat, Roos, Izanne, Simpson-Yap, Steve, Malpas, Charles, Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Buzzard, Katherine, Skibina, Olga, van der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Kermode, Allan, Butler, Ernest, Barnett, Michael, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, McCombe, Pamela, Taylor, Bruce, Slee, Mark, Macdonell, Richard, Garber, Justin, Shaw, Cameron, Shuey, Neil, Massey, Jennifer, Hardy, Todd, Parratt, John and Kalincik, Tomas (2024). The risk of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis is geographically determined but modifiable. Multiple Sclerosis Australia: Progress in MS Research Conference (MS), Perth, WA, Australia, 29 November - 1 December 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

The risk of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis is geographically determined but modifiable

2024

Journal Article

Effectiveness of disease-modifying treatment on spinal cord lesion formation in relapse-onset multiple sclerosis: an MSBase registry study

Kreiter, Daniel, Kalincik, Tomas, Hupperts, Raymond, Patti, Francesco, Spitaleri, Daniele, Foschi, Matteo, Surcinelli, Andrea, Maimone, Davide, Yamout, Bassem, Khoury, Samia J., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, Ozakbas, Serkan, Gerlach, Oliver, Turkoglu, R., Soysal, A., Boz, C., Al-Asmi, A., Alkhaboori, J., Amato, M. P., Onofrj, M., Lugaresi, A., Besora, S., Sanchez-Menoyo, J. L., Lapointe, E., Grand’Maison, F., Grammond, P., Butzkueven, H., Van der Walt, A., Taylor, B. V. ... Barnett, M. H. (2024). Effectiveness of disease-modifying treatment on spinal cord lesion formation in relapse-onset multiple sclerosis: an MSBase registry study. CNS Drugs, 38 (11), 921-930. doi: 10.1007/s40263-024-01115-x

Effectiveness of disease-modifying treatment on spinal cord lesion formation in relapse-onset multiple sclerosis: an MSBase registry study

2024

Conference Publication

DNA methylation discriminates between responder and non-responder status in a long-term study of cladribine tablet use in multiple sclerosis

Maltby, Vicki E., Xavier, Alexandre, Monif, Mastura, Min, Myintzu, Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena J., Buzzard, Katherine, Kalincik, Tomas, Kermode, Allan G., Taylor, Bruce, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, McCombe, Pamela, Osborne, Meaghan, Butzkueven, Helmut, Barnett, Michael, Lea, Rodney A. and Lechner-Scott, Jeannette (2024). DNA methylation discriminates between responder and non-responder status in a long-term study of cladribine tablet use in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Australia: Progress in MS Research Conference (MS), Perth, WA, Australia, 29 November - 1 December 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

DNA methylation discriminates between responder and non-responder status in a long-term study of cladribine tablet use in multiple sclerosis

2024

Journal Article

Assessing the effect of Riluzole on motor unit discharge properties

Shandiz, Ehsan, Fernandes, Gabriel Lima, Henkin, Joao Saldanha, McCombe, Pamela Ann, Trajano, Gabriel Siqueira and Henderson, Robert David (2024). Assessing the effect of Riluzole on motor unit discharge properties. Brain Sciences, 14 (11) 1053, 1053. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14111053

Assessing the effect of Riluzole on motor unit discharge properties

2024

Journal Article

Diagnosing late-onset Tay-Sachs through next generation sequencing and functional enzyme testing: from genes to enzymes

Tupil, Ajay R., Rivlin, Warwick, Mccombe, Pamela A., Henderson, Robert D., Rodgers, Jonathan and Vadlamudi, Lata (2024). Diagnosing late-onset Tay-Sachs through next generation sequencing and functional enzyme testing: from genes to enzymes. Neurology Genetics, 10 (6) e200205, e200205. doi: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000200205

Diagnosing late-onset Tay-Sachs through next generation sequencing and functional enzyme testing: from genes to enzymes

2024

Conference Publication

Closing the gap in diagnosis of neuropathies and late-onset neurological disorders - a trans-Australia collaboration

Laing, N., Kennerson, M., Lamont, P., Vucic, S., Davis, M., Bryson-Richardson, R., Ravenscroft, G., Perez-Siles, G., Ghaoui, R., Narayanan, R., McCombe, P., Deveson, I., Bryen, S., Grosz, B., Johari, M., Rick, A., Folland, C., Scriba, C., Parmar, J. and Ellis, M. (2024). Closing the gap in diagnosis of neuropathies and late-onset neurological disorders - a trans-Australia collaboration. 29th International Congress of the World-Muscle-Society (WMS), Prague, Czech Republic, 8-12 October 2024. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2024.07.328

Closing the gap in diagnosis of neuropathies and late-onset neurological disorders - a trans-Australia collaboration

2024

Journal Article

Predictors of relapse risk and treatment response in AQP4-IgG positive and seronegative NMOSD: A multicentre study

Siriratnam, Pakeeran, Sanfilippo, Paul, van der Walt, Anneke, Sharmin, Sifat, Foong, Yi Chao, Yeh, Wei Zhen, Zhu, Chao, Khoury, Samia Joseph, Csepany, Tunde, Willekens, Barbara, Etemadifar, Masoud, Ozakbas,, Serkan, Nytrova, Petra, Altintas, Ayse, Al-Asmi, Abdullah, Yamout, Bassem, Laureys, Guy, Patti, Francesco, Simo, Magdolna, Surcinelli, Andrea, Foschi, Matteo, McCombe, Pamela A, Alroughani, Raed, Sánchez-Menoyo, José Luis, Turkoglu, Recai, Soysal, Aysun, Lechner Scott, Jeanette, Kalincik, Tomas, Butzkueven, Helmut ... Monif, Mastura (2024). Predictors of relapse risk and treatment response in AQP4-IgG positive and seronegative NMOSD: A multicentre study. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 96 (4) jnnp-2024-334090, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2024-334090

Predictors of relapse risk and treatment response in AQP4-IgG positive and seronegative NMOSD: A multicentre study

2024

Conference Publication

Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase Registry

Barnett, Michael, van der Walt, Anneke, Butzkueven, Helmut, Kalincik, Tomas, Spelman, Tim, Kermode, Allan, Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena, Carroll, William M., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, John, Nevin, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, McCombe, Pamela, Macdonell, Richard, Slee, Mark, Migocki, Margaret, Martel, Kate and Schmitt, Birte (2024). Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase Registry. 40th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Copenhagen, Denmark, 18-20 September 2024. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase Registry

2024

Conference Publication

Real-world experience with Cladribine (Mavenclad) in the MSBase registry

Butzkueven, Helmut, Spelman, Tim, Van der Walt, Anneke, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, Ozakbas, Serkan, Alroughani, Raed, Kalincik, Tomas, Eichau, Sara, Boz, Cavit, Buzzard, Katherine, Habek, Mario, John, Nevin, Kermode, Allan G., Foschi, Matteo, McCombe, Pamela, Gerlach, Oliver, Prevost, Julie, Meca-Lallana, Jose E., Lapointe, Emmanuelle and Jarvinen, Elina (2024). Real-world experience with Cladribine (Mavenclad) in the MSBase registry. 40th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Copenhagen, Denmark, 18-20 September 2024. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

Real-world experience with Cladribine (Mavenclad) in the MSBase registry

2024

Conference Publication

Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase registry

Migocki, Margaret, Walt, Anneke Van der, Butzkueven, Helmut, Spelman, Tim, Kermode, Allan, Fabis-Pedrini, Marzena, Carroll, William M., Lechner-Scott, Jeannette, John, Nevin, Barnett, Michael, Hodgkinson, Suzanne, McCombe, Pamela, Kalincik, Tomas, Macdonell, Richard, Slee, Mark and Schmitt, Birte (2024). Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase registry. ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Adelaide, SA Australia, 21-24 May 2024. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-anzan.127

Real-world Australian experience with Ofatumumab in the MSBase registry