MS drug ocrelizumab tested for Long-Term safety and effectiveness
NCT ID NCT03599245
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study followed over 1,000 people with multiple sclerosis who had already taken ocrelizumab in earlier trials. Participants received a 600-mg infusion every 24 months for two years. Researchers tracked disability progression, relapse rates, and safety to see if the drug remains effective and safe over the long term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ocrelizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm ocrelizumab as a safe, long-term treatment option to control multiple sclerosis and slow disability progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study without a placebo group, so results may be less definitive. Long-term risks like infections or infusion reactions remain possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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1,055 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Signed Informed Consent Form * Able to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment * Completed the treatment period of Roche sponsored ocrelizumab P-trials Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to ocrelizumab or to any of its excipients. * Participantss in a severely immunocompromised state until the condition resolves. * Evidence of any adverse event potentially attributable to ocrelizumab, for which the local label recommends permanent discontinuation. * Existence of a contra-indication as per SmPC * Prohibited concomitant medication as specified in protocol * Participants intending to become pregnant during the study or within 6 months after the last dose of the study drug in the parent study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A. O. U. Federico II
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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AO Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello
Palermo, Sicily, 90146, Italy
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AO di Perugia - Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia
Perugia, Umbria, 06156, Italy
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AOU Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50134, Italy
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AOU Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I-G.M. Lancisi-G. Salesi
Ancona, The Marches, 60100, Italy
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AOU Policlinico Giaccone
Palermo, Sicily, 90129, Italy
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AOU Policlinico V. Emanuele - P.O G. Rodolico
Catania, Sicily, 95123, Italy
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AOU Senese - Presidio Ospedaliero Le Scotte
Siena, Tuscany, 53100, Italy
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AOUC Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50134, Italy
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ASST PAPA GIOVANNI XXIII Neurologia USS Malattie Autoimmuni Centro Sclerosi Multipla
Bergamo, Lombardy, 24127, Italy
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AZ Sint Jan
Bruges, 8000, Belgium
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Aalborg Universitetshospital
Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
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Aarhus Universitetshospital
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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Amphia Ziekenhuis
Breda, 4819 EV, Netherlands
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Amsterdam UMC Location VUMC
Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea
Rome, Lazio, 00189, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Padova, Veneto, 35128, Italy
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Budapesti Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Kórház és Rendel?intézet
Budapest, 1204, Hungary
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CH de Gonesse
Gonesse, 95503, France
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CHU Tivoli
La Louvière, 7100, Belgium
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CHU de Besancon Hopital Jean Minjoz
Besançon, 25030, France
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CHU de Grenoble
La Tronche, 38700, France
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CHU de Liège (Sart Tilman)
Liège, 4000, Belgium
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CHU de Nîmes Hopital Caremeau
Nîmes, 30900, France
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CHU de Rouen Hopital
Rouen, 76031, France
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CHU de la Timone - Hopital d Adultes
Marseille, 13005, France
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COPERNICUS Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o. o. Szpital im. M. Kopernika
Gdansk, 80-803, Poland
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Care Clinic
Katowice, 40-568, Poland
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Centralsjukhuset
Karlstad, 65185, Sweden
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Centro de Especialidades Neurológicas y Rehabilitación - CENyR
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, C1061ABD, Argentina
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Centrum Neurologii Krzysztof Selmaj
Lodz, 90-324, Poland
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Centrum för Neurologi
Stockholm, 113 41, Sweden
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Charing Cross Hospital
London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Clinique NeuroOutaouais
Gatineau, Quebec, J8Y 1W2, Canada
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)
A Coruña, LA Coruna, 15006, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo - Xeral Cies
Vigo, Pontevedra, 36312, Spain
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East Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn, 10138, Estonia
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Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis
Tilburg, 5022 GC, Netherlands
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Fakultna nemocnica Trnava
Trnava, 917 75, Slovakia
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Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny
Brno, 656 91, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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Fond. Istituto Neurologico C.Besta
Milan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Lombardy, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione Istituto S. Raffaele - Giglio
Cefalù, Sicily, 90015, Italy
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Fundacion Rosarina de Neurorehabilitacion
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
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Gazi University Medical Faculty
Ankara, 06500, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Groene Hart Ziekenhuis
Gouda, 2803 HH, Netherlands
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Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitié- Salpétrière
Paris, 75651, France
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HIA de Toulon hôpital militaire
Toulon, 83041, France
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HUC
Coimbra, 3000-075, Portugal
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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty
Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Haukeland universitetssykehus
Bergen, 5021, Norway
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Hjerne- og nervesygdomme, Ambulatorium, Skleroseklinikken
Sønderborg, 6400, Denmark
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Hopital Central - CHU de Nancy
Nancy, 54035, France
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Hopital Gabriel Montpied CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Hopital Gui de Chauliac
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Hopital Roger Salengro Service de Neurologie
Lille, 59037, France
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Hopital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer - CHU Lyon
Bron, 69677, France
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Hospital Angeles de Culiacán, Neurociencias Estudios Clínicos SC
Culiacán, Sinaloa, 80020, Mexico
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Hospital Beatriz Angelo
Loures, 2674-514, Portugal
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Hospital Churruca Visca
Buenos Aires, C1437JCP, Argentina
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital General de Castellon
Castellon, Castellon, 12004, Spain
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Hospital General de México
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 06726, Mexico
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Hospital Geral de Santo Antonio
Porto, 4099-001, Portugal
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Hospital Puerta del Mar
Cadiz, 11009, Spain
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Hospital Quiron de Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Sao Lucas - PUCRS
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida
Lleida, Lerida, 25198, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta
Girona, 17007, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Arrixaca
Murcia, Spain
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Hospital Universitario la Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil
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Hospital de Braga
Braga, 4710-243, Portugal
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Hôpital Pasteur
Nice, 06002, France
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Hôpital de Poissy
Poissy, 78300, France
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Höpital Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67098, France
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IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Mondino?Dip. Neurologia Neuroriabilitazione S.S. Sclerosi Multipla
Pavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy
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IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Neuromed
Pozzilli, Molise, 86077, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza
San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, 71013, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
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Ibn Sina Hospital
Kuwait City, 10002, Kuwait
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Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska Prof. Dr Hab. N. Med. Konrad Rejdak.
Lublin, 20-410, Poland
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Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba
Curitiba, Paraná, 81210-310, Brazil
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Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii II Klinika Neurologiczna
Warsaw, 02-957, Poland
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Irccs A.O.U.San Martino Ist
Genoa, Liguria, 16132, Italy
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Istanbul Universitesi - Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi
Istanbul, 34098, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis
's-Hertogenbosch, 5223 GZ, Netherlands
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Karadeniz Tecnical Uni. Med. Fac.
Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kings College Hospital
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Klinika Neurologii I Wydzialu Lekarskiego WUM w Warszawie
Warsaw, 02-097, Poland
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, LS9 7AU, United Kingdom
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London Health Sciences Centre Uni Campus
London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Maasstadziekenhuis
NL -rotterdam, 3079 DZ, Netherlands
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Malopolskie Centrum Diagnostyczne MEDICAL Sp. z o. o.
Krakow, 31-637, Poland
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Mehiläinen Neo Turku
Turku, 20520, Finland
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Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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Morriston Hospital
Swansea, SA6 6NL, United Kingdom
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Multiprofile Hosp. for Active Treatment
Sofia, 1309, Bulgaria
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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk UTF
Hatay, 31001, Turkey (Türkiye)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery,
London, WC1 3BG, United Kingdom
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Nemocnice Jihlava
Jihlava, 58633, Czechia
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Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz sp. z o.o
Bydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Odense Universitetshospital, Neurologisk Afdeling N
Odense C, 5000, Denmark
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Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine
Samsun, 55139, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ospedale Bellaria
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40139, Italy
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Ospedale Binaghi
Cagliari, Sardinia, 09126, Italy
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Ospedale Civile di Montichiari
Montichiari, Lombardy, 25018, Italy
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Ospedale S.Antonio Abate
Gallarate, Lombardy, 21013, Italy
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Ospedale S.Camillo Forlanini
Rome, Lazio, 00152, Italy
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Ospedale SS. Annunziata - Clinica Neurologica - Centro Sclerosi Multipla
Chieti, Abruzzo, 66013, Italy
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Ospedale San Salvatore
L’Aquila, Abruzzo, 67100, Italy
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Policlinico G.B. Rossi
Verona, Veneto, 37134, Italy
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Policlinico Tor Vergata Dip. Neuroscienze-Clinica Neurologica-UOSD Sclerosi Multipla
Rome, Lazio, 00133, Italy
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Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli
Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy
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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Raigmore Hospital
Inverness, IV2 3UV, United Kingdom
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Recherche Sepmus Inc.
Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2J2, Canada
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Revalidatie en MS Centrum
Overpelt, 3900, Belgium
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Rigshospitalet Glostrup
Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
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Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro, TR1 3LQ, United Kingdom
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Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)
Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
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Royal Free Hospital
London, NW3 2QS, United Kingdom
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Royal Hallamshire Hospita
Sheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
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Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset
Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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Selcuk University Medical Faculty
Konya, 42131, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Shat Np Sveti Naum
Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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St George's Hospital
London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
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St Vincents University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
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Stavanger Universitetssykehus, Helse Stavanger HF
Stavanger, 4011, Norway
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Sykehuset Buskerud HF
Drammen, 3004, Norway
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Tartu University Hospital
Tartu, 51014, Estonia
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The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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The Royal London Hospital
London, E1 1BB, United Kingdom
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UZ Antwerpen
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
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Unidad de investigacion en salud (UIS)
Mexico City, 14050, Mexico
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Universitario de La Princesa
Madrid, 28006, Spain
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University Medical Centre
Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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University Medical Centre Maribor
Maribor, 2000, Slovenia
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University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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Univerzitna nemocnica Bratislava
Bratislava, 813 69, Slovakia
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Univerzitna nemocnica Bratislava Nemocnica Ruzinov
Bratislava, 826 06, Slovakia
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VALEOMED Diagnosztikai Központ
Esztergom, 2500, Hungary
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VFN Praha Poliklinika Rs Centrum - Budova A
Prague, 12808, Czechia
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West Tallinn Central Hospital
Tallinn, 10617, Estonia
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Zuyderland Medisch Centrum - Sittard Geleen
Sittard-Geleen, 6162 BG, Netherlands
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