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Using a prespecified noninferiority margin of 0.2 rate ratio, rituximab failed to distinguish itself from ocrelizumab on the primary end point of annualized relapse rate.

Presented as an oral late breaker by Tomas Kalincik, MD, PhD, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was not superior to natalizumab in the reduction of disability progression in patients with progressive MS.

In the first of its kind ARISE study, treatment with dimethyl fumarate resulted in more than 80% reduction in risk of first demyelinating event relative to placebo.

The neurologist in the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, shares more on his late breaker presentation from the 38th ECTRIMS conference. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

After preliminary data suggested that humoral response may be delayed among those vaccinated against COVID-19 treated with ocrelizumab, new data from the ECTRIMS Congress suggest a third booster dose can revive such response safely.

Data from the CLARIFY-MS study showed significant improvements in Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 physical and mental composite scores, with consistent safety and tolerability among patients with MS.

The professor of public health and sports science at Aarhus University shared his perspective on the potential to modify multiple sclerosis disease progression with lifestyle interventions. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Dose-dependent reductions in neurofilament light were observed at week 144 in both those who continued treatment from the double-blind period and those who switched from placebo.

The senior consultant for the department of neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute shared more details about his presentation that he gave at the 38th ECTRIMS Congress. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The senior consultant for the department of neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute discussed his thoughts on improvements in the MS field in relation to this year's ECTRIMS conference. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Using phenotypically “extreme” MS groups, annualized brain volume loss was higher in progressors vs non-progressors and was predicted by baseline GFAP and NfL levels.

In a small real-world cohort, annualized relapse rates were reduced for patients with multiple sclerosis who switched to cladribine (Mavenclad; EMD Serono) from ocrelizumab (Ocrevus; Genentech), natalizumab (Tysabri; Biogen), and alemtuzumab (Lemtrada; Sanofi Genzyme).

The favorable annualized relapse rates for fingolimod over interferon beta-1a observed in the 2-year core phase continued in a 5-year open-label extension.

Over a median of 73.5 weeks of follow-up time, zero adjudicated relapses were observed for those with AQP4+ NMOSD on ravulizumab.

The senior consultant for the department of neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute shares what he looks forward to at this year's ECTRIMS conference. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

Among 43 cycles that achieved pregnancy, investigators observed decreases of annualized relapse rates from 0.26 to 0.09.

The neurologist at Allegheny Health Network’s Neuroscience Institute provided perspective on a new phase 3 trial assessing fenebrutinib, an investigational BTK inhibitor for relapsing multiple sclerosis.

The 2022 Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from October 26 to 28, and is expected to feature almost 250 presenters.

The primary outcome of the study, 50% reduction in corticosteroid dosing, was achieved by 60% of patients on IGIV-C and 63.3% of those randomly assigned to placebo.

Over a 24-month treatment period, apitegromab-treated patients showed improvements on PEDI-CAT and PROMIS, measures of activities of daily living, and ESBBT, a muscle endurance measurement tool.

The neurologist at the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS offered a brief overview of his experience at the 2022 IFN conference held in New York City on September 23-24. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Permanent disability, found in 51% of patients with NMOSD at follow-up, was attributed mainly to age of disease onset, delay in diagnosis, and initial EDSS score.

The adult neurologist at Allegheny Health Network provided insight on the steps taken to ensure a patient with myasthenia gravis is on an effective and safe therapy. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Foralumab, an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, has been previously assessed in diseases such as progressive multiple sclerosis and Crohn disease, as well as in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

Fan Nils Yang, PhD, postdoctoral researcher, University of Maryland, provides greater detail on the observational cohort study he did with colleagues, where they identified a link between neurocognitive function in children and insomnia.

The director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Headache Center tells her experience in a medical crossfire as the migraine cochair at the fourth annual International Congress on the Future of Neurology. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The adult neurologist at Allegheny Health Network provided insight on the current state of care for myasthenia gravis and strides the community has made in recent decades. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Within 5 years after the index date, the lowest proportion of epilepsy diagnoses were among those treated with angiotensin receptor blockers and highest in those on ß-blockers and calcium channel blockers.