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Observational data, Retrospective data, Journal: Dimethyl Fumarate Reduces Inflammation in Chronic Active Multiple Sclerosis Lesions. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 15, 2022 We have demonstrated that a specific disease modifying therapy, DMF, decreases glial activity in chronic active lesions. Susceptibility changes in rim lesions provide an in vivo biomarker for the effect of DMF on microglial activity.
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Journal, Adverse events, Adverse drug reaction: Adverse Drug Reactions with Drugs Used in Multiple Sclerosis: An Analysis from the Italian Pharmacovigilance Database. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 15, 2022 All national publicly-available aggregated ADR reports recorded from 2002 to 2020 into the Reports of Adverse Reactions of Medicines (RAM) system and all complete Sicilian data reported into the Italian spontaneous reporting system (SRS) database having as suspected drugs interferon β-1a (IFN β-1a), interferon β-1b (IFN β-1b), peginterferon β-1a (PEG-IFN β-1a), glatiramer acetate (GA), natalizumab (NTZ), fingolimod (FNG), teriflunomide (TRF), dimethyl fumarate (DMF), alemtuzumab (Alem), ocrelizumab (OCZ), or cladribine (Cladr), were collected...The reporting of drugs-related ADRs in MS were mostly reported in the literature, but some unknown ADRs were also found. However, further studies are necessary to increase the awareness about the safety profiles of new drugs on the market.
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Journal: Familial multiple sclerosis in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau disease. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 11, 2022 The VHL gene is known to be the primary regulator of Nrf2, the well-established target of the FDA-approved therapeutic dimethyl fumarate. These cases provide support for further studies to determine whether VHLD pathway related genes represent a novel genetic link in multiple sclerosis.
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Two-Year Interim Analysis of the TREAT-MS Alemtuzumab Study in Germany Differentiated by Direct Pretreatment (Poster Hall) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_3762; Hereof, 17.0% (n=84) were treatment-naïve and 83% received the following last previous therapy prior to alemtuzumab: fingolimod (28.5%, n=141), natalizumab (21.1%, n=104), basic injectables (glatiramer acetate or interferon-beta; 20.6%, n=102), or basic orals (dimethyl fumarate or teriflunomide; 12.8%, n=63)... These interim results indicate that alemtuzumab shows good real-world effectiveness and safety across patient subgroups with different pretreatment history but less pronounced effects after fingolimod pretreatment.
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Clinical-pathological correlation of progressive solitary sclerosis: a case report (Poster Hall) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_3549; Clinical monitoring and mechanistic studies continue to address this question. Despite trials of dimethyl fumarate, and then rituximab infusions, he progressed to requiring a walker in 2013...To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of progressive solitary sclerosis fitting the proposed clinical phenotype in addition to pathological confirmation of MS-like lesions, but within a single lesion of the brain and spinal cord.
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Covid19 in Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Dubai : Observational Study (Poster Hall) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_2876; A higher EDSS score, progressive disease, use of rituximab, and ocrelizumab(antiCD20 therapy) were associated with the mortality encountered. Age, sex, smoking history, and duration of MS were not independent risk factors for increased severity or adverse COVID-19 disease outcomes.
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Patterns of Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure among People with Multiple Sclerosis in the Age of Disease-Modifying Therapy: An Analysis of Claim Data from a Commercially Insured Population in the United States, 2010-2019 (Poster Hall) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_2426; Design/ In a retrospective analysis using claims data from a commercially insured population (2010-2019), we assigned patients to treatment arms based on DMTs received during the coverage period: no DMT (ND), high-efficacy (HE) (alemtuzumab, B-cell depletion, cladribine, natalizumab), and standard-efficacy (SE) DMT (dimethyl fumarate, glatiramer acetate, interferon-beta, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator, teriflunomide)... DMT cost is a key driver of the healthcare expenditure in MS, highlighting the need for prospective comparative studies towards value-based medicine.
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Treatment Patterns Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Multiple Sclerosis by Race and Ethnicity () - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_2392; Glatiramer acetate was the most frequently initiated first-line DMT across all races/ethnicities (32%), followed by dimethyl fumarate (18%) and ocrelizumab (17%). Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients were frequently treated with glatiramer acetate as the first-line treatment, and few initiated any high-efficacy DMT in the two years after diagnosis, despite the increased risk of highly active disease.
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Serum NfL and GFAP biomarker analysis in early high versus low efficacy DMT paradigms for MS ([VIRTUAL]) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_2055; In cohort A, with pretreatment levels, sNFL and sGFAP trended to decrease more rapidly in HEET compared to LEET. Thus, pretreatment biomarkers followed longitudinally may inform prognostication and monitoring of the HEET or LEET approach; additional randomized studies are necessary.
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors and multiple sclerosis ([VIRTUAL]) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_1855; However, patients in this cohort were older and had benign or inactive MS. Larger studies are needed in MS patients on ICPIs to further understand the risk of MS relapses and disease progression.
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Cost effectiveness of Ofatumumab in Comparison with Other Disease Modifying Therapies and Best Supportive Care for the Treatment of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in Canada ([VIRTUAL]) - Mar 6, 2022 - Abstract #AAN2022AAN_1752; Ofatumumab was dominant (more efficacy, lower costs) over first-line DMTs teriflunomide, interferons, dimethyl fumarate, and ocrelizumab, and resulted in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) of $24,177 Canadian dollars per quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained versus glatiramer acetate and $28,034 versus BSC... Ofatumumab is cost effective against all comparators and dominant against all currently approved and reimbursed first-line DMTs for RRMS, except glatiramer acetate.
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Journal, Adverse events: Association Between Disease-Modifying Therapies Prescribed to Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer: a WHO Pharmacovigilance Database Analysis. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 4, 2022 P All consecutive reports of DMTs prescribed to pwMS (alemtuzumab, dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, glatiramer acetate, interferon-β, natalizumab, ocrelizumab, and teriflunomide), and their serious adverse event cases were eligible, excluding those reporting immunosuppressant DMTs used as anticancer therapies...A close and regular cancer screening in pwMS treated with natalizumab, interferon-β, dimethyl fumarate, and fingolimod may be warranted, even for persons at a younger age. Trial Registration NCT04237337.
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Breast Cancer in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Disease Modifying Therapies (Virtual Poster Hall) - Feb 20, 2022 - Abstract #ACTRIMSForum2022ACTRIMS_Forum_550; Further examination of odds ratios showed additional increases with INFb1a and NAT. The lowest proportions were reported with ALE and FIN; however, further examination of odds ratios showed decreases with INFb1b, GA, TER, and ALE.
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Use of Disease-Modifying Drugs in Multiple Sclerosis (Virtual Poster Hall) - Feb 20, 2022 - Abstract #ACTRIMSForum2022ACTRIMS_Forum_484; The most used DMD were Glatiramer Acetate (22.13%), Dimethyl Fumarate (20.49%), and Interferon Beta1a (17.21%), with Interferon Beta1a being the most used as a first choice (36.2%)... We concluded that DMD switches were related to the progression of cases, reinforcing the importance of an optimized decision of treatment, reducing the accumulation of disabilities, and delaying the progression of the disease.
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