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Ella versus Simoa Serum Neurofilament Assessment to Monitor Treatment Response in Highly Active Multiple Sclerosis Patients
oleh: Martin Nötzel, Luise Ina Werder, Tjalf Ziemssen, Katja Akgün
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2022-10-01 |
Deskripsi
The measurement of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) is of growing importance in the field of neurology. In the management of multiple sclerosis, it can serve as a useful marker to assess disease activity and treatment response. This paper compares two available methods, namely the Single Molecule Array (Simoa) and the Ella microfluid platform, to measure longitudinal sNfL levels of 42 highly active multiple sclerosis patients treated with alemtuzumab over a period of 36 months. In order to assess the methods agreement, Bland–Altman plots and Passing–Bablok regression were analyzed. Here, we show that despite the fact that Ella measures around 24% higher values than Simoa, both are equally suitable for longitudinal sNfL monitoring.