Reder, Anthony T. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6423-1495
Centonze, Diego http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-8545
Naylor, Maria L.
Nagpal, Anjali http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-445X
Rajbhandari, Rajani
Altincatal, Arman
Kim, Michelle
Berdofe, Aaron
Radhakrishnan, Maha
Jung, Eunice
Sandrock, Alfred W.
Smirnakis, Karen
Popescu, Catrinel
de Moor, Carl
Funding for this research was provided by:
Biogen
Article History
Accepted: 10 March 2021
First Online: 20 March 2021
Declarations
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: Biogen providing funding for the study.
: Anthony T. Reder has received unrestricted research support from Bayer, Biogen, Roche-Genentech, Mallinckrodt, Merck-Serono, and Novartis, and is a consultant for Bayer, Biogen, NKMax America, Merck-Serono, Novartis, and Roche-Genentech. Diego Centonze is an advisory board member of Almirall, Celgene, BMS, Bayer Schering, Biogen, GW Pharmaceuticals, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and Teva and has received honoraria for speaking or consultation fees from Almirall, Bayer Schering, Biogen, GW Pharmaceuticals, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and Teva. He is also the principal investigator in clinical trials for Abbvie, Zambon, Bayer Schering, Biogen, Merck Serono, Mitsubishi, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and Teva. His preclinical and clinical research was supported by grants from Bayer Schering, Biogen, Celgene, Lundbeck, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and Teva. Maria L. Naylor, Anjali Nagpal, Rajani Rajbhandari, Arman Altincatal, Michelle Kim, Aaron Berdofe, Maha Radhakrishnan, Eunice Jung, Alfred W. Sandrock, Karen Smirnakis, Catrinel Popescu, and Carl de Moor are employees and hold stock/stock options in Biogen.
: Not applicable.
: The data extracted from the databases were entirely anonymized and therefore do not require informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available because Biogen does not own the data and it would be difficult to make this data source public, but the portions that are publicly available will be provided by the corresponding author on reasonable request.
: Not applicable.
: All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. ATR provided writing, data analysis, and the scientific basis of the text. DC provided discussion on methods of the study and critical reading of the manuscript. MLN and AN provided the scientific basis of the text, data analysis and interpretation, and writing. RR and AA provided data analysis and interpretation. MK and AB provided data management and informatics support. MR provided the scientific basis of the text and interpretation. EJ provided electronic health record subject matter expert guidance, and data management and informatics support. AWS provided the scientific basis of the text and interpretation. KS and CP provided expert information from the Biogen Global Safety Database. CdM provided data analysis and interpretation.