No Evidence of Disease Activity Achieved in Multiple Sclerosis with Dimethyl Fumarate

Stuart SchlossmanMS Drug Therapies


                                                                  

  
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April 19, 2017
dimethyl fumarate (DMF)  (aka: Tecfidera)
Post hoc data analysis of the DEFINE and CONFIRM trials showed that a higher percentage of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) achieved no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) with delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF) compared with placebo. The results were published in the European Journal of Neurology.1
NEDA is a relatively new composite outcome that is being used more often to measure therapeutic response in multiple sclerosis. NEDA is comprised of 3 factors: no clinical relapse, no disability progression measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) for 12 weeks, and no evidence of disease activity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).





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