ACTRIMS Forum 2022

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The seventh annual Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum will be held in West Palm Beach, Florida, from Feb. 24–26. With this year’s theme of Biomarkers in MS, the event will highlight leading scientific discoveries that aid in our understanding of MS and the care of MS patients.

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#ACTRIMS2022 – Blood NfL Levels May Help Quantify Relapse Severity

Measuring levels of the neurofilament light chain (NfL) protein in blood may be a way to “quantify” relapse severity and predict future disability in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). “Higher [blood] NfL levels during periods of active inflammation predicted more [brain] atrophy,” researchers wrote in an abstract titled…