A new method called target trial emulation (TTE) used real-world data to successfully replicate the findings of a previous clinical trial of Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) involving people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), according to a study report. The approach also generated new evidence showing that Tecfidera outperformed glatiramer…
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Real-world use of Octave Bioscience’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered blood test for classifying multiple sclerosis (MS) activity has increased substantially in the few years since its commercial U.S. launch. In clinical practice, the multiple sclerosis disease activity (MSDA) test has mainly been used for routine monitoring, with additional uses…
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First-line treatment with Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) preserved walking abilities and hand function in most people with early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) over six years, according to data from a Phase 3b clinical trial and its extension study. The findings were presented in a talk by Robert Bermel, MD, of…
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I had never known anyone personally who had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Walking my husband, Rhead, through those doors was one of the strangest moments of my life — not strange in a dramatic way, but strange in the quiet, disorienting way of realizing your life has become…
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Patient enrollment is complete in a Phase 3 trial testing a new formulation of Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy), TG Therapeutics‘Â multiple sclerosis (MS) medication for relapsing forms of the disease, that could be injected at home. The new formulation is designed to be given under the skin, or subcutaneously, every…
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