Category: MS Drug Therapies

An update on Cladribine for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Pub Med Despite recent progress, currently available therapies for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) are only partly effective, and their…

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Combo Can Stop Tysabri-related #PML Infection from Worsening, Case Study Shows

FEBRUARY 9, 2018  – BY ALICE MELÃO IN ALEXA, NEWS. A combination of an anti-viral therapy and the anti-depressive mirtazapine…

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The JC Virus and Risks for People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Healthline – Medically reviewed by Deborah Weatherspoon, PhD, RN, CRNA on January 2, 2018 — 12345 What is the JC virus?…

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Aaron Boster, MD Video: I don’t agree with the Escalation Model of treating Multiple Sclerosis

Published on Feb 10, 2018 Aaron Boster, MD : I don’t agree with the Escalation Model of treating Multiple Sclerosis The…

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Mapi Pharma Doses First PPMS Patient in Phase 2 Trial Evaluating GA Depot

February 1, 2018 The Phase 2a trial of GA Depot (glatiramer acetate) for the treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) has…

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Novartis PARADIGMS data show children and adolescents with MS had an 82% lower relapse rate with Gilenya® vs. interferon beta-1a

Oct 28, 2017 PARADIGMS data also show patients treated with Gilenya had significantly fewer new brain lesions vs. those on…

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The History of Ocrevus’ – The Journey from Defiant Idea to Game-Changing Treatment

Information found below was acquired from MS NewsToday Link Twenty years ago, the idea that B-cell depletion could treat multiple…

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Ozanimod Superior to Avonex in Treating Relapsing MS in Phase 3 Trials, Celgene Reports

Celgene released  the results of two Phase 3 trials showing that patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) who were treated with ozanimod had lower relapse…

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Clomipramine, an Antidepressant, Shows Potential in Treating Progressive MS in Early Study

December 29, 2017 Clomipramine, an approved antidepressant, shows potential in treating people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)  — a disease…

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Novartis multiple sclerosis therapy Fingolimod granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for pediatric MS

Breakthrough Therapy designation can expedite the development and review of therapies for serious conditions(1)– In a pivotal Phase III study,…

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