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Neutralizing antibody (NAbs) positivity does not reduce the efficacy of interferon beta-1b (IFNbeta-1b) treatment, according to results of a substudy analysis of patients with a first event suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a multicentre, randomize
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In the past few years, it has been shown that many drugs are not equally effective for every patient, and this variability is due, at least in part, to genetic differences.
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The vaccine incorporates the sequence of myelin basic protein (MBP), which is thought to be one of the targets of MS, and DNA is incorporated into the cells in the body, which then starts to make the protein.
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The BENEFIT study (BEtaseron in Newly Emerging multiple sclerosis For Initial Treatment), sponsored by Bayer HealthCare, compared Betaseron treatment initiated after a first clinical event with delayed treatment.
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A revolutionary surgery that involves drilling a hole in the skull and injecting cells could repair some devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.
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"We have shown for the first time that immediate treatment after a first clinical demyelinating event suggestive of MS can reduce the early neurological damage, which may ultimately delay the development of the debilitating sequelae that characterize adv
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This month a UCLA researcher begins a widespread clinical trial of the female sex hormone estriol, produced during pregnancy, which she’s shown sharply reduces the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
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Patients given daclizumab every two weeks had a significantly reduced lesions at week 24 compared with those in the placebo group.
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In clinical studies for the lead indication of multiple sclerosis (MS), Revimmune improves function in most patients and stops progression in over 90% of cases refractory to standard therapies;
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BioMS Medical Corp (TSX: MS), a leading developer of products for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), today announced that it has initiated MAESTRO-02, the open-label follow-on portion to its MAESTRO-01 pivotal phase II/III clinical trial of MBP8298
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The new peptides have been found to be more effective than Copaxone® in in-vitro and in-vivo assays, as well as in animal disease models of MS.
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The TERMS (Tovaxin for Early Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis) study is testing Tovaxin, an autologous T-Cell vaccination in patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome or Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
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Merck Serono announced today that it has begun the ONWARD (Oral Cladribine Added ON To Rebif New Formulation in Patients With Active Relapsing Disease) Phase II study.
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The first study examining the relationship between parasite infections and multiple sclerosis in humans suggests that such infections may affect the immune response in a way that alters the course of MS.
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Merck Serono announced today that patient enrollment has been completed in the CLARITY (CLAdRIbine Tablets Treating MS OrallY) study, a Phase III pivotal clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety