Figures & data
Table 1 Characteristics of studies involved in the meta-analysis
Table S1 Quality scores of included studies
Table S2 Results of sensitivity analysis
Table S3 Results of subgroup analysis
NovakovaLZetterbergHSundströmPMonitoring disease activity in multiple sclerosis using serum neurofilament light proteinNeurology201789222230223729079686 HaghighiSAndersenOOdénARosengrenLCerebrospinal fluid markers in MS patients and their healthy siblingsActa Neurol Scand20041092979914705970 NorgrenNRosengrenLStigbrandTElevated neurofilament levels in neurological diseasesBrain Res20039871253114499942 RosengrenLEKarlssonJEKarlssonJOPerssonLIWikkelsøCPatients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases have increased levels of neurofilament protein in CSFJ Neurochem1996675201320188863508 NovakovaLAxelssonMKhademiMCerebrospinal fluid biomarkers as a measure of disease activity and treatment efficacy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisJ Neurochem2017141229630427787906 NovakovaLAxelssonMKhademiMCerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of inflammation and degeneration as measures of fingolimod efficacy in multiple sclerosisMult Scler J20172316271 HåkanssonITisellACasselPNeurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid and prediction of disease activity in clinically isolated syndrome and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisEur J Neurol201724570371228261960 NovakovaLAxelssonMMalmeströmCReduced cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of oxysterols in response to natalizumab treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosisJ Neurol Sci20153581–220120626342940 ZhangYLiXQiaoJNeurofilament protein light in multiple sclerosisZhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi200787392745274918167263 MalmeströmCHaghighiSRosengrenLAndersenOLyckeJNeurofilament light protein and glial fibrillary acidic protein as biological markers in MSNeurology200361121720172514694036 DisantoGBarroCBenkertPSerum neurofilament light: A biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosisAnn Neurol201781685787028512753 KuhleJBarroCDisantoGSerum neurofilament light chain in early relapsing remitting MS is increased and correlates with CSF levels and with MRI measures of disease severityMult Scler201622121550155926754800 DisantoGAdiutoriRDobsonRSerum neurofilament light chain levels are increased in patients with a clinically isolated syndromeJ Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry201687212612925716934 NovakovaLZetterbergHSundströmPMonitoring disease activity in multiple sclerosis using serum neurofilament light proteinNeurology201789222230223729079686 DisantoGBarroCBenkertPSerum neurofilament light: A biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosisAnn Neurol201781685787028512753 HaghighiSAndersenOOdénARosengrenLCerebrospinal fluid markers in MS patients and their healthy siblingsActa Neurol Scand20041092979914705970 NorgrenNRosengrenLStigbrandTElevated neurofilament levels in neurological diseasesBrain Res20039871253114499942 RosengrenLEKarlssonJEKarlssonJOPerssonLIWikkelsøCPatients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases have increased levels of neurofilament protein in CSFJ Neurochem1996675201320188863508 NovakovaLAxelssonMKhademiMCerebrospinal fluid biomarkers as a measure of disease activity and treatment efficacy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisJ Neurochem2017141229630427787906 NovakovaLAxelssonMKhademiMCerebrospinal fluid bio-markers of inflammation and degeneration as measures of fingolimod efficacy in multiple sclerosisMult Scler J20172316271 HåkanssonITisellACasselPNeurofilament light chain in cerebrospinal fluid and prediction of disease activity in clinically isolated syndrome and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisEur J Neurol201724570371228261960 NovakovaLAxelssonMMalmeströmCReduced cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of oxysterols in response to natalizumab treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosisJ Neurol Sci20153581–220120626342940 ZhangYLiXQiaoJNeurofilament protein light in multiple sclerosisZhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi200787392745274918167263 MalmeströmCHaghighiSRosengrenLAndersenOLyckeJNeurofilament light protein and glial fibrillary acidic protein as biological markers in MSNeurology200361121720172514694036 KuhleJBarroCDisantoGSerum neurofilament light chain in early relapsing remitting MS is increased and correlates with CSF levels and with MRI measures of disease severityMult Scler201622121550155926754800 DisantoGAdiutoriRDobsonRSerum neurofilament light chain levels are increased in patients with a clinically isolated syndromeJ Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry201687212612925716934