Scientists uncover clues to how MS drug calms the immune system
NCT ID NCT04821596
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how the drug cladribine affects the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers analyzed blood samples from 77 MS patients and healthy donors to understand the drug's anti-inflammatory effects. The goal was to learn more about how cladribine might help both early and progressive forms of MS.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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77 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Major Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients * RR MS patients without treatment (early stage disease) Or RR MS patients treated with first-line compounds (IFNβ, glatiramer acetate, teriflunomide and dimethyl fumarate, ...). Or RR MS patients treated with second-line compounds (natalizumab and fingolimod, ...) RR MS patients treated with third-line compounds (alemtuzumab, ...) Or Patients with progressive MS * Patients who have read and understood the information letter and signed the consent form * Person affiliated to a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age, * Patients who have benefited from immunosuppressive treatments for other autoimmune or cancerous pathologies, * Patients receiving treatments for multiple sclerosis and participating in phase 2, 3 or 4 protocols will be excluded. * Patients who have been treated for less than 1 year with cladribine, daclizumab, ocrelizumab, rituximab will be excluded. * Patients who have received mitoxantrone or a stem cell transplant, * Regulatory Criteria : * Person deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision * Person placed under legal protection, sub-tutorship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rouen University Hospital
Rouen, 760031, France
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