MS and Demyelinating Disorders

The executive vice president of the National MS Society provided insight on the Pathways to Cures roadmap, a global initiative to stop multiple sclerosis, restore function, and end MS.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, reviews the results of the long-term efficacy and safety study of ozanimod, DAYBREAK, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) published last year. Dr Cree also discusses two other safety studies presented at the 2023 European Academy of Neurology (EAN) congress.

In the supporting phase 3 study, treatment with GA Depot resulted in statistically significant reductions in annualized relapse rate, the primary end point, and other secondary outcomes of T1 and T2 hyperintense lesions.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, discusses key considerations when selecting one of the four FDA approved sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators for multiple sclerosis (MS). Dr Cree also highlights a particular adverse event observed in the extension studies of these four S1P receptor modulators.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, discusses the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) and how sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators address the underlying causes. Dr Cree also discusses the differences between the four FDA approved drugs for MS: fingolimod, siponimod, ozanimod, and ponesimod.

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After nearly 13 years of follow-up, 36% of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis had a confirmed Expanded Disability Status Scale score worsening.

The associate professor in the department of population and quantitative health sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine talked about the presentation of multiple sclerosis in Latinx individuals compared with White Americans. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The PhD student in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University discussed the use of artificial intelligence and image harmonization techniques to address the challenges caused by multisite effects in neuroimaging. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine talked about the importance of addressing family planning with patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Review the latest peer-reviewed articles dedicated to the multidisciplinary management of multiple sclerosis published in the International Journal of MS Care.

The findings provided safety and tolerability data for using liothyronine in future, larger studies of multiple sclerosis, with the potential to be observed in combination with other therapies.

The neurologist at NorthShore University Health System in Chicago discussed a retrospective study on patients with multiple sclerosis who switched from high or moderate efficacy disease-modifying therapies to lower efficacy ones. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The associate professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine discussed results of phase 3 studies assessing therapeutics on the impact of fatigue experienced by patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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With the new update, cladribine, glatiramer acetate, and rituximab, are now included in the Lists of Essential Medicines, filing a gap given the global burden of multiple sclerosis.

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Andreas Muehler, MD, and Hella Kohlhof, PhD, provided answers on a recently published analysis showing considerable activation of nuclear receptor related 1 with vidofludimus calcium, an agent in development for various forms of multiple sclerosis.

Differential diagnosis consideration for MS requires a circumspect approach dependent on the clinical presentation and accompanied by vigilance for clinical and paraclinical red flags suggesting alternative diagnoses.

Amy Perrin Ross, APN, Patricia Melville, NP-C, Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, and John Kramer, PA-C share their advice for facilitating uptake of biosimilars in clinical practices.

Advanced practice providers share how to discuss biosimilars with patients and what resources might be useful for education on biosimilars.

Amy Perrin Ross, APN, Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, DNP, ANP-BC, and John Kramer, PA-C share strategies for implementing biosimilars in clinical practice.

Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD, wraps up this series highlighting strategies for educating patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) about sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators.

Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD, presents the key results on the safety of other sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators, such as fingolimod and ponesimod, in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Krzysztof Selmaj, MD, PhD, presents the results of a pooled safety study of ozanimod as treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).