Bart Depreitere, Clemens Becker, Mario Ganau, Raquel C Gardner, Alexander Younsi, Alfonso Lagares, Niklas Marklund, Victoria Metaxa, Susanne Muehlschlegel, Virginia F J Newcombe, Lara Prisco, Mathieu van der Jagt, Joukje van der Naalt
{"title":"Unique considerations in the assessment and management of traumatic brain injury in older adults","authors":"Bart Depreitere, Clemens Becker, Mario Ganau, Raquel C Gardner, Alexander Younsi, Alfonso Lagares, Niklas Marklund, Victoria Metaxa, Susanne Muehlschlegel, Virginia F J Newcombe, Lara Prisco, Mathieu van der Jagt, Joukje van der Naalt","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00454-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00454-x","url":null,"abstract":"The age-specific incidence of traumatic brain injury in older adults is rising in high-income countries, mainly due to an increase in the incidence of falls. The severity of traumatic brain injury in older adults can be underestimated because of a delay in the development of mass effect and symptoms of intracranial haemorrhage. Management and rehabilitation in older adults must consider comorbidities and frailty, the treatment of pre-existing disorders, the reduced potential for recovery, the likelihood of cognitive decline, and the avoidance of future falls. Older age is associated with worse outcomes after traumatic brain injury, but premorbid health is an important predictor and good outcomes are achievable. Although prognostication is uncertain, unsubstantiated nihilism (eg, early withdrawal decisions from the assumption that old age necessarily leads to poor outcomes) should be avoided. The absence of management recommendations for older adults highlights the need for stronger evidence to enhance prognostication. In the meantime, decision making should be multidisciplinary, transparent, personalised, and inclusive of patients and relatives.","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anticoagulation for patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke","authors":"Luciano A Sposato, Rolf Wachter","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00524-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00524-6","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlo Antozzi, Tuan Vu, Sindhu Ramchandren, Richard J Nowak, Constantine Farmakidis, Vera Bril, Jan De Bleecker, Huan Yang, Eduard Minks, Jin-Sung Park, Mariusz Grudniak, Marek Smilowski, Teresa Sevilla, Sarah Hoffmann, Kumaraswamy Sivakumar, Yasushi Suzuki, Eriene Youssef, Panna Sanga, Keith Karcher, Yaowei Zhu, Hong Sun
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of nipocalimab in adults with generalised myasthenia gravis (Vivacity-MG3): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study","authors":"Carlo Antozzi, Tuan Vu, Sindhu Ramchandren, Richard J Nowak, Constantine Farmakidis, Vera Bril, Jan De Bleecker, Huan Yang, Eduard Minks, Jin-Sung Park, Mariusz Grudniak, Marek Smilowski, Teresa Sevilla, Sarah Hoffmann, Kumaraswamy Sivakumar, Yasushi Suzuki, Eriene Youssef, Panna Sanga, Keith Karcher, Yaowei Zhu, Hong Sun","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00498-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00498-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Given burdensome side-effects and long latency for efficacy with conventional agents, there is a continued need for generalised myasthenia gravis treatments that are safe and provide consistently sustained, long-term disease control. Nipocalimab, a neonatal Fc receptor blocker, was associated with dose-dependent reductions in total IgG and anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies and clinically meaningful improvements in the Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) scale in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis in a phase 2 study. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of nipocalimab in a phase 3 study.<h3>Methods</h3>Vivacity-MG3 was a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study conducted at 81 outpatient centres with expertise in myasthenia gravis in 17 countries in Asia–Pacific, Europe, and North America. Adults (aged ≥18 years) with generalised myasthenia gravis inadequately controlled with standard-of-care therapy (MG-ADL score ≥6) were randomly assigned (1:1) to either nipocalimab (30 mg/kg loading dose then 15 mg/kg every 2 weeks for maintenance dosing) or placebo infusions every 2 weeks, added to standard-of-care therapy in both groups, for 24 weeks. Randomisation was stratified by antibody status, day 1 MG-ADL total score, and region. The sponsor, investigators, clinical raters, and participants were masked to treatment assignment. The primary endpoint was the difference between nipocalimab and placebo based on least-squares mean change from baseline in MG-ADL total score averaged over weeks 22, 23, and 24 in the intention-to-treat population of patients who were antibody-positive (for AChR, anti-muscle-specific tyrosine kinase [MuSK], or anti-low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 [LRP4]). Adverse events were assessed in patients who received at least one dose of study drug. This study is registered at <span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>, <span><span>NCT04951622</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>; the double-blind phase is completed and an open-label extension phase is ongoing.<h3>Findings</h3>Between July 15, 2021, and Nov 17, 2023, 199 patients were enrolled, and 196 patients received study drug (98 in the nipocalimab group and 98 in the placebo group); of these, 153 (77 in the nipocalimab group and 76 in the placebo group) were antibody-positive. The least-squares mean change in MG-ADL score from baseline to weeks 22, 23, and 24 was –4·70 (SE 0·329) in the nipocalimab group versus –3·25 (0·335) in the placebo group (difference –1·45 [95% CI –2·38 to –0·52]; p=0·0024). The in","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva L Feldman, Rita Sattler, Matthew C Kiernan, Stephen A Goutman, Adriano Chiò, Ammar Al-Chalabi
{"title":"Transforming amyotrophic lateral sclerosis into a liveable disease","authors":"Eva L Feldman, Rita Sattler, Matthew C Kiernan, Stephen A Goutman, Adriano Chiò, Ammar Al-Chalabi","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00523-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00523-4","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashkan Shoamanesh, Thalia S Field, Shelagh B Coutts, Mukul Sharma, David Gladstone, Robert G Hart, Giuseppe Boriani, David J Wright, Christian Sticherling, David H Birnie, Michael R Gold, Julia W Erath, Valentina Kutyifa, Rajibul Mian, Alexander P Benz, Christopher B Granger, William F McIntyre, Stuart J Connolly, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Marco Alings, Jeff S Healey
{"title":"Apixaban versus aspirin for stroke prevention in people with subclinical atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack: subgroup analysis of the ARTESiA randomised controlled trial","authors":"Ashkan Shoamanesh, Thalia S Field, Shelagh B Coutts, Mukul Sharma, David Gladstone, Robert G Hart, Giuseppe Boriani, David J Wright, Christian Sticherling, David H Birnie, Michael R Gold, Julia W Erath, Valentina Kutyifa, Rajibul Mian, Alexander P Benz, Christopher B Granger, William F McIntyre, Stuart J Connolly, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Marco Alings, Jeff S Healey","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00475-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00475-7","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>People with subclinical atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of stroke, albeit to a lesser extent than those with clinical atrial fibrillation, leading to an ongoing debate regarding the benefit of anticoagulation in these individuals. In the ARTESiA trial, the direct-acting oral anticoagulant apixaban reduced stroke or systemic embolism compared with aspirin in people with subclinical atrial fibrillation, but the risk of major bleeding was increased with apixaban. In a prespecified subgroup analysis of ARTESiA, we tested the hypothesis that people with subclinical atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack, who are known to have an increased risk of recurrent stroke, would show a greater benefit from oral anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention compared with those without a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack.<h3>Methods</h3>ARTESiA is a double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial conducted at 247 sites in 16 countries across Europe and North America. Adults aged 55 years or older with device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation lasting from 6 min to 24 h and a CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc score of 3 or higher were randomly assigned using an interactive web-based system to oral apixaban 5 mg twice per day or oral aspirin 81 mg once per day. The primary efficacy outcome was stroke or systemic embolism, and the primary safety outcome was major bleeding, assessed as absolute risk differences. Analyses were by intention to treat. ARTESiA is registered with <span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span> (<span><span>NCT01938248</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>) and is completed; this report presents a prespecified subgroup analysis in people with a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack.<h3>Findings</h3>Between May 7, 2015, and July 30, 2021, 4012 people with subclinical atrial fibrillation were randomly allocated either apixaban (n=2015) or aspirin (n=1997). A history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack was present in 346 (8·6%) participants (172 assigned to apixaban and 174 to aspirin), among whom the annual rate of stroke or systemic embolism was 1·20% (n=7; 95% CI 0·48 to 2·48) with apixaban versus 3·14% (n=18; 1·86 to 4·96) with aspirin; (hazard ratio [HR] 0·40, 95% CI 0·17 to 0·95). In participants without a history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack (n=3666; 1843 assigned to apixaban and 1823 to aspirin), the annual rate of stroke or systemic embolism was 0·74% (n=48; 95% CI 0·55 to 0·98) with apixaban versus 1·07% (n=68; 95% CI 0·83 to 1·36) with aspirin (HR 0·6","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali A Habib, Chongbo Zhao, Inmaculada Aban, Marcondes Cavalcante França, Jorge Gustavo José, Gerd Meyer zu Hörste, Elżbieta Klimiec-Moskal, Michael T Pulley, Darío Tavolini, Petranka Krumova, Siân Lennon-Chrimes, Jillian Smith, Gian-Andrea Thanei, Kathleen Blondeau, Ivana Vodopivec, Gil I Wolfe, Hiroyuki Murai
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of satralizumab in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (LUMINESCE): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial","authors":"Ali A Habib, Chongbo Zhao, Inmaculada Aban, Marcondes Cavalcante França, Jorge Gustavo José, Gerd Meyer zu Hörste, Elżbieta Klimiec-Moskal, Michael T Pulley, Darío Tavolini, Petranka Krumova, Siân Lennon-Chrimes, Jillian Smith, Gian-Andrea Thanei, Kathleen Blondeau, Ivana Vodopivec, Gil I Wolfe, Hiroyuki Murai","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00514-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00514-3","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Evidence from preclinical studies suggests that IL-6 signalling has the potential to modulate immunopathogenic mechanisms upstream of autoantibody effector mechanisms in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of satralizumab, a humanised monoclonal antibody targeting the IL-6 receptor, in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis.<h3>Methods</h3>LUMINESCE was a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, phase 3 study at 105 sites, including hospitals and clinics, globally. Eligible patients were aged 12 years and older, with seropositive generalised myasthenia gravis (autoantibodies to the acetylcholine receptor [AChR-IgG], muscle-specific kinase [MuSK-IgG], or low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 [LRP4-IgG]), a Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America severity class II–IV, a Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) score of 5 or more (non-ocular contribution >50%), and use of stable background therapy. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) with a permuted-block randomisation method to receive subcutaneous satralizumab (120 mg for bodyweight ≤100 kg; 180 mg for bodyweight >100 kg) or placebo at weeks 0, 2, 4, and every 4 weeks thereafter until week 24. Randomisation was stratified according to background therapy, autoantibody type, and geographical region. The primary efficacy endpoint was mean change from baseline in total MG-ADL score at week 24 in the modified intention-to-treat population (all randomised AChR-IgG-positive patients who completed at least one post-baseline MG-ADL assessment). Safety was assessed in all randomly assigned patients who received at least one dose of study drug. The open-label extension was terminated early because of the sponsor's decision to halt further development of satralizumab for treatment of generalised myasthenia gravis. This trial is registered with <span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>, <span><span>NCT04963270</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>, and EudraCT, 2020-004436-21.<h3>Findings</h3>Between Oct 19, 2021, and Aug 15, 2023, 188 patients were randomly assigned to satralizumab (n=96) or placebo (n=92). 166 AChR-IgG-positive patients (80 in the placebo group and 86 in the satralizumab group) were included in the modified intention-to-treat population. At week 24, statistically significant yet small improvements in MG-ADL score were observed with satralizumab versus placebo (adjusted mean −3·59, 95% CI −4·15 to −3·02 <em>vs</em> −2·57, −3·25 to −1·88; difference −1·02, −1·88 to −0·16; p=0·0120). The proportion of","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Should the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease be disclosed?","authors":"Colin L Masters","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00520-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00520-9","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oriane Blanquie, Lorenzo Guizzaro, Ralf Herold, Marion Haberkamp, André Elferink, Pavel Balabanov, Falk Ehmann
{"title":"EU regulatory horizons for Alzheimer's disease","authors":"Oriane Blanquie, Lorenzo Guizzaro, Ralf Herold, Marion Haberkamp, André Elferink, Pavel Balabanov, Falk Ehmann","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(25)00004-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(25)00004-3","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elevating the wellbeing of neurologists","authors":"Neil A Busis, Jennifer Bickel, Carlayne E Jackson","doi":"10.1016/s1474-4422(25)00002-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(25)00002-x","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":22676,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Neurology","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}