The European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) Congress annually brings together clinicians and researchers in multiple sclerosis (MS) to share the latest data and literature, and interact on the hottest topics in clinical care and therapeutics. Every third year, it meets collectively with its North American counterpart, ACTRIMS.
Establishing a Proof Of Concept Model to Improve MS Treatment Optimization: Carrie Hersh, DO, MSc
November 14th 2022The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine offered insight on her presentation at ECTRIMS 2022 looking at 2-stage models to better understand heterogeneous treatment effects of MS DMTs. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
Progress for Patients With Pediatric MS, Fingolimod's Risk-Benefit Profile: Brenda Banwell, MD
November 11th 2022The chief of neurology and codirector of the neuroscience Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia spoke about her presentation at ECTRIMS 2022 on the treatment of pediatric MS. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Telehealth and Digital Measures May Assist With Monitoring MS Progression: Marisa McGinley, DO
November 7th 2022The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic spoke about her presentation from ECTRIMS 2022 on teleneurology and its utilization as a tool to make care more accessible to patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]
Teleneurology Overcomes Health Disparities and Improves Accessibility in MS: Marisa McGinley, DO
November 6th 2022The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, spoke about her presentation on teleneurology being a beneficial healthcare tool for patients with MS at ECTRIMS 2022. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]
Episode 76: ECTRIMS 2022 and the Latest in MS Advances
November 4th 2022Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you exclusive interviews with Darin Okuda, MD; Federica Picariello, PhD; Brenda Banwell, MD; Riley Bove, MD; Tomas Kalincik, MD, PhD; and Marisa McGinley, DO. [LISTEN TIME: 34 minutes]
Critical Aspects of Treatment During Postpartum in Patients with MS, NMOSD: Riley Bove, MD
November 3rd 2022The associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, discussed the key points from an oral presentation at ECTRIMS 2022 on understanding postpartum for patients with MS and NMOSD. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Emerging Biomarkers to Consider for NMOSD, Neuromyeltis Optica: Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, FAAN
November 3rd 2022The clinical research director of the UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center discussed the need for measures of progression in neuromyelitis optica and the next steps in treatment. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
Positive Safety Profile of Anti-CD20 Therapy During Postpartum in MS, NMOSD: Riley Bove, MD
November 2nd 2022The associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, discussed takeaways from an oral presentation at ECTRIMS 2022 on the use of anti-CD20 therapies in postpartum for patients with MS and NMOSD. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Ocrelizumab’s Impact on Humoral Response to EBV: Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD
November 1st 2022The director of the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center provided context on a new study exploring ocrezliumab’s (Ocrevus; Genentech) effect on leptomeningeal inflammation and humoral response to EBV. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Capabilities of Stem Cell Transplantation vs Other Relapsing MS Therapies: Tomas Kalincik, MD, PhD
November 1st 2022The professor of neurology and biostatistician at University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital spoke on stem cell transplantation in patients with MS and its effectiveness in comparison with other traditional approaches. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
Paleolithic and Mediterranean Diets Show Greatest Impact on QoL, Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
November 1st 2022In the meta-analysis, the Paleolithic and Mediterranean diets continued to outperform other dietary interventions such as ketogenic, anti-inflammatory, fasting, and calorie restriction on fatigue and quality-of-life outcomes.
Early Intervention of Highly-Effective DMTs Results in Higher Probability of Achieving NEDA-3
October 30th 2022Among those on early highly-effective treatments, shorter disease duration and shorter time between first treatment and current treatment led to more patients achieving no evidence of disease activity.
The Clinical Implications of the ARISE Data in RIS: Darin Okuda, MD
October 28th 2022The director of Neuroinnovation and Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Imaging Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center shared his perspective on data suggesting that DMT can benefit patients with radiologically isolated syndrome. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Nondisabling MS Relapses Associated With Higher Disability Accumulation
October 28th 2022In a late-breaking presentation in ECTRIMS, data from the MSBase international registry was suggestive of higher disability accumulation risk compared with those who did not experience relapse, in both treated and untreated patients with MS.
Ofatumumab’s Effect on Annualized Relapse Rate in Patients with MS: Jeffrey Cohen, MD
October 28th 2022The 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]