Safety and Efficacy Study of Erythropoietin as add-on Therapy of Methylprednisolone to Treat Acute Optic Neuritis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of erythropoietin as an add-on therapy to methylprednisolone in subjects with acute autoimmune optic neuritis.

Timeline

Start

2006-08

Primary completion

2011-02

Completion

2011-07

Publications

• Background Maier K, Rau CR, Storch MK, Sattler MB, Demmer I, Weissert R, Taheri N, Kuhnert AV, Bahr M, Diem R. Ciliary neurotrophic factor protects retinal ganglion cells from secondary cell death during acute autoimmune optic neuritis in rats. Brain Pathol. 2004 Oct;14(4):378-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2004.tb00081.x.
• Suhs KW, Papanagiotou P, Hein K, Pul R, Scholz K, Heesen C, Diem R. Disease Activity and Conversion into Multiple Sclerosis after Optic Neuritis Is Treated with Erythropoietin. Int J Mol Sci. 2016 Sep 30;17(10):1666. doi: 10.3390/ijms17101666.
• Suhs KW, Hein K, Sattler MB, Gorlitz A, Ciupka C, Scholz K, Kasmann-Kellner B, Papanagiotou P, Schaffler N, Restemeyer C, Bittersohl D, Hassenstein A, Seitz B, Reith W, Fassbender K, Hilgers R, Heesen C, Bahr M, Diem R. A randomized, double-blind, phase 2 study of erythropoietin in optic neuritis. Ann Neurol. 2012 Aug;72(2):199-210. doi: 10.1002/ana.23573.

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