Articles by Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD

The medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital discussed findings from phase 3 trials suggesting that baseline PRLs can predict disability accumulation and may serve as biomarkers for treatment response to tolebrutinib. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

CMSC Live: 2024 Annual Meeting Day 1
ByNeurologyLive® Staff,Jeffrey Wilken, PhD,Robert Naismith, MD,Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Anthony Traboulsee, MD, FRCPC Host Jeffrey Wilken, PhD, chats with Robert Naismith, MD; Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD; and Anthony Traboulsee, MD, about the first day of the 2024 CMSC Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital shared thoughts on the promising advancements in the multiple sclerosis field for 2024. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Experts conclude their discussion with pearls on the treatment of smouldering multiple sclerosis and prospective advances in medicine.

Experts discuss holistic approaches to care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), including lifestyle changes and managing comorbidities.

Experts discuss current and emerging treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS) highlighting the importance of treating early.

Experts explain the biological drivers underlying smouldering multiple sclerosis (MS) and how it might impact treatment modalities.

Experts describe our current understanding of the pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Experts offer their experience on educating patients about smouldering multiple sclerosis (MS).

BTKi Treatment Paradigm
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Neurology experts discuss where BTKi’s fit in the multiple sclerosis treatment continuum.

BTKi Treatment: Clinical Measures
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Experts provide insights about what clinical measures they look for when treating patients with BTKis for multiple sclerosis.

BTKi Effect on Chronic Active Lesions
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Neurology experts discuss the potential effects of BTKi on chronic active lesions during multiple sclerosis therapies.

Experts discuss the challenges of detecting progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), addressing the lack of available assessment tools but the importance of patient-reported signs and symptoms.

Experts begin this series on smouldering multiple sclerosis (MS) highlighting our current understanding of pathophysiology, it’s prevalence, and how we may better detect it in the future.

BTKi Mechanism of Action
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FANA,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Neurology experts discuss the mechanism of action of BTKi’s for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

BTKi Safety Concerns
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FANA,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Experts lead a discussion about potential safety concerns of BTKi’s when treating patients with multiple sclerosis.

Phase II Clinical Trial: Tolebrutinib
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Jiwon Oh, MD, PhD, FRCPC, provides an overview of phase II results of tolebrutinib for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Phase II Clinical Trial: Fenebrutinib
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, summarizes fenebrutinib phase II results for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Phase II Clinical Trial: Evobrutinib
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD, summarizes phase II clinical trial of evobrutinib for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

BTK Inhibitor Clinical Development
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FANA,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD, and Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD, provide an overview of the BTKi that are currently under investigation for MS, and Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath, discusses what in vivo and in vitro preclinical work in models of MS have shown.

BTK Inhibitor Overview
ByJiwon Oh, MD, PhD,Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP, FRCP, FRCPath,Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FANA,Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD,Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, provides an overview of the history of BTKi’s as well as what makes this class of drug a promising target for relapsing and remitting forms of MS.

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital discussed how investigational BTK inhibitors will be used among an ever-growing MS treatment toolbox. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital provided insight on the tolebrutinib’s mechanism of action, and new data presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2022. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital discussed the lack of guidelines for patients with RIS and the research efforts needed going forward to establish them.

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital discussed her presentation at ACTRIMS Forum 2022 involving imaging biomarkers of RIS/MS prodrome. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]