Multiple Sclerosis
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Masitinib impresses in nonactive progressive MS
The investigational drug has shown a positive result in slowing disability in patients with primary progressive and secondary progressive forms of...
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Multiple sclerosis prodrome holds promise of earlier diagnosis
“There is now no doubt that there is an MS prodrome measurable by increased healthcare usage and lifestyle changes that are recognizable 5-10...
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High plasma GFAP level predicts disability accumulation in secondary progressive MS
The GFAP level may be a stronger predictor in women and in patients with nonactive disease, compared with active disease.
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App for MS aims to capture elusive signals of progression
Researchers in Switzerland argue for seeing MS as a continuum of disease that can progress with or without relapse. Their new smartphone-based app...
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Satralizumab reduces risk of severe NMOSD relapse
The treatment also was linked to a lower likelihood of receiving acute relapse therapy, but the study’s sample size was low.
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Cardiovascular risk factors linked to brain atrophy in MS
Even low levels of exposure to cardiovascular risk factors are important in MS and might affect brain atrophy—and therefore long-term disability—...
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Lessons for patients with MS and COVID-19
Patients with MS and COVID-19 avoided disease reactivation with combined PCR-serology testing and continued MS therapies with good results.
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Exposure to DMT may delay disability accumulation in primary progressive MS
Longer exposure to treatment is associated with a reduced risk of being restricted to a wheelchair in this patient population.
Literature Review
In MS, serious adverse effects are more common in rituximab versus ocrelizumab
Infection rates are high among reported AEs, and related deaths weren’t uncommon, researchers reported.
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Smoking increases risk of high plasma NfL levels in patients with MS
Patients who have stopped smoking have notably lower risk that correlates to how long ago they quit.