Serum Neurofilament Light Chain in Multiple Sclerosis: Superiority of Age‐ and <scp>BMI</scp> ‐Corrected <i>Z</i> Scores/Percentiles Over Absolute Cutoff Values for Prediction of Treatment Response
Serum neurofilament light chain Z scores consistently outperformed absolute concentration cutoffs for prognostication of clinical/radiological disease activity and may facilitate individual prediction of treatment response.
Authors
- Sabine Schädelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1150-0962)
- Riccardo Galbusera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3092-8737)
- Lisa Hofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9312-2522)
- Marjolaine Uginet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5997-7500)
- Marcus D’Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-9541)
- Eline A.J. Willemse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-4243)
- Björn Tackenberg
- Andrew Lung-Tat Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-7283)
- Patrice H. Lalive (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0607-5778)
- Alessandro Cagol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7703-0553)
- Ahmed Abdelhak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9731-4169)
- Heinz Wiendl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4310-3432)
- Claudio Gobbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-0664)
- Jens Kühle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6963-8892)
- Sofia Sandgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-3339)
- Ludwig Kappos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-5509)
- Robert Hoepner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0115-7021)
- Giulio Disanto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-6096)
- Amandine Mathias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3604-5096)
- Özgür Yaldizli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-4845)
- Klaus Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8966-3684)
- Juan Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3318-4649)
- Maximilian Einsiedler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-2872)
- Lars G. Hemkens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-1432)
- Chiara Zecca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9990-3431)
- Renaud Du Pasquier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2786-3434)
- Marco Hermesdorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7212)
- David Leppert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6172-801X)
- Henrik Zetterberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3930-4354)
- Pascal Benkert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6525-8174)
- Caroline Pot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-3129)
- Fredrik Piehl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8329-5219)
- Sebastian Finkener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-0756)
- Aleksandra Maleska Maceski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1916-5927)
- Johanna Oechtering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-7961)
- Cristina Granziera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-8761)
- Lester Melie‐García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5602-8916)
- Tobias Derfuss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8431-8769)
- David Brassat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6430-305X)
- Patrick Roth
- Tjalf Ziemssen
- Stefanie Müller
- Amar Zadic
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Roche (Switzerland) (CH)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Novartis (Switzerland) (CH)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Kantonsspital St. Gallen (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (US)
- Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (FR)
- UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
- Department of Biomedicine Basel (CH)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- University College London (GB)
- Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.70149
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Merck
- Novartis
- Roche
- Sanofi
- Biogen
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- Celgene
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche
- Västra Götalandsregionen
- CSL Behring
- Universität Basel
- European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
- University of Bern
- Merck KGaA
- Novocure
- International Progressive MS Alliance
- Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
- Multiple Sclerosis Society
- European Commission
- National Research Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
- Göteborgs Universitet
- Université de Genève
- Université de Lausanne
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
- Universität Zürich
- Schweizerische Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft
- Universitätsspital Zürich
- Servier
- Novartis Pharma
- Sanofi Genzyme
- Sahlgrenska Akademin