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Information showing below is from the latest issue of The MSAA Motivator online
Written and compiled by Stephen Krieger, MD and Michelle Fabian, MD
Includes additional material byMargaret M. McCormick, RN, BSN, MSCNReviewed by Jack Burks, MDEdited by Susan Courtney
This year’s MS Research Update has been published jointly by the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), and the International Organization of MS Nurses (IOMSN). MSAA greatly appreciates the support from the CMSC and IOMSN to assist with the production of this publication. The MS Research Update provides important new data on approved and experimental treatments for MS, and is a valuable resource to the entire MS community.
Please note that this update gives an overview of the research behind the approved and experimental medications and therapies for the long-term treatment of multiple sclerosis. It does not include information on any symptom-management medications or therapies. For additional information about MS, symptoms and symptom management, as well as MSAA’s programs and services, please visit mymsaa.org or call (800) 532-7667. Questions to MSAA’s Client Services department may also be emailed to MSquestions@mymsaa.org.
Additionally, please note that due to the timing of the national and international MS conferences, study data from the 2016 conferences could not be included in this writing. Information in this publication includes data presented at the 2015 conferences, as well as any important updates that occurred in early 2016.
To learn about the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), please visit mscare.org. They may also be contacted via phone at (201) 487-1050 or via email at info@mscare.org. For information about the International Organization of MS Nurses (IOMSN), please visit iomsn.org.
This year’s streamlined MS Research Update has been refined to emphasize numerous experimental drugs currently under investigation for the long-term treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Entirely new clinical trial data on some of the approved disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) has also been included. Please note that in order to keep this annual Research Update current and up to date, historical background and completed trials of approved DMTs are no longer included. Background information on approved therapies can still be found in our 2015 edition of the MS Research Update. This may be accessed by going to the “Publications” section of MSAA’s website.
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