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@ARTICLE{Walter:280241,
author = {Walter, Uwe and Albrecht, Phillipp and Carr, Warner and
Hefter, Harald},
title = {{S}ystematic {R}eview and {M}eta-{A}nalysis of {S}econdary
{T}reatment {F}ailure and {I}mmunogenicity {W}ith
{B}otulinum {N}eurotoxin {A} in {M}ultiple {I}ndications.},
journal = {European journal of neurology},
volume = {32},
number = {8},
issn = {1351-5101},
address = {Oxford [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00919},
pages = {e70289},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) is recommended for the
treatment of cervical dystonia (CD), spasticity, and
blepharospasm. Some patients treated with BoNT-A have been
reported to develop neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) against
BoNT-A, which may result in reduced efficacy and, in some
cases, secondary treatment failure (STF). Our aim was to
investigate the incidence of STF and NAb positivity after
treatment with one of three commercially-available BoNT-A
formulations.A systematic review and meta-analysis of STF
and/or NAb positivity after treatment with
abobotulinumtoxinA, incobotulinumtoxinA, or
onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with CD, spasticity, or
blepharospasm was conducted using PubMed, Embase, and Google
Scholar.Twenty-nine unique studies reported in 29
publications assessed NAb positivity and were included. The
meta-analysis showed that the proportions of patients
developing STF were significantly higher after treatment
with abobotulinumtoxinA or onabotulinumtoxinA than with
incobotulinumtoxinA for CD or spasticity. Depending on the
antibody test used, the proportions of patients developing
NAbs were also significantly higher after treatment with
abobotulinumtoxinA or onabotulinumtoxinA than with
incobotulinumtoxinA for CD or spasticity. When data for all
indications were pooled, proportions of NAb-positive
patients were numerically higher with increasing mean doses
of abobotulinumtoxinA or onabotulinumtoxinA. No patients
treated exclusively with incobotulinumtoxinA were found to
have developed immunogenic STF or persistent NAbs.The risk
of developing STF and NAbs appears to vary with indication
and BoNT-A formulation. When the efficacy and safety of
formulations are comparable, incobotulinumtoxinA may be
recommended to avoid developing STF and immunogenicity,
particularly for patients requiring higher doses and
repeated treatments.},
subtyp = {Review Article},
keywords = {Humans / Botulinum Toxins, Type A: therapeutic use /
Botulinum Toxins, Type A: immunology / Botulinum Toxins,
Type A: adverse effects / Muscle Spasticity: drug therapy /
Muscle Spasticity: immunology / Torticollis: drug therapy /
Torticollis: immunology / Treatment Failure / Antibodies,
Neutralizing: blood / Antibodies, Neutralizing: immunology /
Neuromuscular Agents: immunology / Neuromuscular Agents:
therapeutic use / Blepharospasm: drug therapy /
Blepharospasm: immunology / blepharospasm (Other) /
botulinum toxin (Other) / cervical dystonia (Other) /
immunogenicity (Other) / spasticity (Other) / Botulinum
Toxins, Type A (NLM Chemicals) / Antibodies, Neutralizing
(NLM Chemicals) / Neuromuscular Agents (NLM Chemicals) /
abobotulinumtoxinA (NLM Chemicals) / incobotulinumtoxinA
(NLM Chemicals) / onabotulinum toxin A (NLM Chemicals)},
cin = {AG Storch},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)5000014},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40729416},
pmc = {pmc:PMC12306683},
doi = {10.1111/ene.70289},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/280241},
}