Raltegravir (Isentress) Pilot Study in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether raltegravir is effective in preventing progression of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis as determined by gadolinium- enhanced MRI.

Timeline

Start

2013-04

Primary completion

2014-09

Completion

2014-09

Publications

• Background Christensen T. HERVs in neuropathogenesis. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2010 Sep;5(3):326-35. doi: 10.1007/s11481-010-9214-y. Epub 2010 Apr 27.
• Background Perron H, Germi R, Bernard C, Garcia-Montojo M, Deluen C, Farinelli L, Faucard R, Veas F, Stefas I, Fabriek BO, Van-Horssen J, Van-der-Valk P, Gerdil C, Mancuso R, Saresella M, Clerici M, Marcel S, Creange A, Cavaretta R, Caputo D, Arru G, Morand P, Lang AB, Sotgiu S, Ruprecht K, Rieckmann P, Villoslada P, Chofflon M, Boucraut J, Pelletier J, Hartung HP. Human endogenous retrovirus type W envelope expression in blood and brain cells provides new insights into multiple sclerosis disease. Mult Scler. 2012 Dec;18(12):1721-36. doi: 10.1177/1352458512441381. Epub 2012 Mar 28.
• Background Farrell RA, Antony D, Wall GR, Clark DA, Fisniku L, Swanton J, Khaleeli Z, Schmierer K, Miller DH, Giovannoni G. Humoral immune response to EBV in multiple sclerosis is associated with disease activity on MRI. Neurology. 2009 Jul 7;73(1):32-8. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181aa29fe. Epub 2009 May 20.
• Background Nadal M, Mas PJ, Blanco AG, Arnan C, Sola M, Hart DJ, Coll M. Structure and inhibition of herpesvirus DNA packaging terminase nuclease domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Sep 14;107(37):16078-83. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1007144107. Epub 2010 Aug 30.

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