MS and Demyelinating Disorders

At MSToronto 2026, researchers showed deep learning models that extract more from routine MRI scans than volume measures alone, and clinicians described uses beyond imaging, but speakers warned that most published MS models have never been tested outside the center that built them.

Terry Livingston, PharmD, vice president of medical affairs at Octave Bioscience, discussed the evolving role of blood-based biomarkers in multiple sclerosis care.

New biomarker data showed smaller post-onset increases in plasma neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein with privosegtor added to steroids in patients with acute optic neuritis.

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Phase 3 data show the oral BTK inhibitor reduced annualized relapse rate by 35.2% and 31.2% vs teriflunomide, with no liver safety signal or Hy's Law cases.

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A phase 2 trial found liposomal mitoxantrone hydrochloride had an acceptable safety profile and a potential trend toward fewer relapses in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

The phase 2 FENerations1 study is an open-label, single-arm, small-scale study evaluating fenebrutinib dosing in 8 to 12 children and adolescents with relapsing MS.

Updated data from Breakfree-2 study showed that treatment with a single zola-cel infusion achieved NEDA-3 in highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis and led to mostly stable disability in progressive multiple sclerosis.

Data from the real-world, CONFIDENCE study found switching from intravenous to subcutaneous ocrelizumab was well tolerated in patients with relapsing and primary progressive MS.

Open-label extension data showed that disability trends observed with vidofludimus calcium during the double-blind period of the phase 2 CALLIPER trial persisted with continued treatment in progressive MS.

Early phase 1 data in 3 patients suggest CTA313, an allogeneic CD19/BCMA CAR-T, may stabilize disability with a manageable safety profile in progressive MS.

One-year data from the phase 3 AQUARELLE study found that divozilimab, an anti-CD20 antibody, reduced relapse risk in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

The chief research and medical affairs officer at the National MS Society discussed AI-enabled imaging, biomarkers of progression, women's health across the lifespan, and the Society's Campaign to End MS.

A newly published 10-year analysis of the OPERA I and II trials reported that starting ocrelizumab 2 years earlier was associated with less disability accrual in relapsing MS, with no new safety signals.

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Ocrelizumab demonstrated noninferiority to fingolimod for relapse control but displayed greater reductions in MRI lesion activity among pediatric patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

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Findings from the phase 3 METEOROID trial showed that satralizumab reduced the risk of relapse in patients with relapsing myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease.

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Episode 3 of Gray Areas features a conversation with KuangHua Guo, MD, PhD, discussing the evolving debate around whether sleep disorders directly cause neurodegenerative disease and what the current evidence actually shows.

Catch up on any of the neurology headlines you may have missed in September 2026, compiled into 1 place by the NeurologyLive® team.

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The professor of neurology at the University of Lyon and 2026 Rachel Horne Prize Winner discussed pregnancy counseling, therapeutic inertia, and overlooked women's health issues in multiple sclerosis.

The FDA accepted fenebrutinib's new drug application under priority review for relapsing and primary progressive MS, based on 3 phase 3 trials comparing the BTK inhibitor with teriflunomide and ocrelizumab.