MS and Demyelinating Disorders

The director of the Partners Pediatric MS Center at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children provided insight on the consequences of incomplete relapse recovery in multiple sclerosis.

The assistant professor of neurology at the Lerner College of Medicine and neurologist at Luo Ruvo Center for Brain Health, both of Cleveland Clinic, spoke to the importance of preventing progression in MS and treating the non-inflammatory aspects of the disease.

Neurology News Network for the week ending March 7, 2020.

The associate professor in the department of neurology at the University of Colorado and neurologist at Advanced Neurology of Colorado discussed the advantages of cladribine and details of the ongoing CLICK-MS study.

A 6136-patient comparative study of fingolimod, rituximab, and natalizumab suggested that the former was associated with a borderline‐significant increased risk of cancer compared to the general population.

Patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis showed declining scores on tests of cognitive processing speeds from baseline to 3-month follow-up post-relapse.

Similar effects were observed for each proxy SMPS component when compared with placebo.

This included the first 34 participants from the VISIONARY-MS study, which is currently ongoing with the orally delivered suspension of clean-surfaced, faceted gold nanocrystals.

Data from the CLARITY extension trial suggest that the durability of treatment with cladribine extended beyond 24 months in those with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Neurology News Network for the week ending February 29, 2020.

Recovery status may be a useful tool to predict long-term outcomes in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

Leaders of the CMSC Working Group on MRI protocols and clinical guidelines express the need for a unified approach to diagnosing and monitoring multiple sclerosis.

The investigational MS therapy is currently under review with the FDA, with a PDUFA date set for June 2020.