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#ECTRIMS2018 – Finding Best Treatment for ‘Right Patient’ and Progressive MS Among Work of Interest, Cleveland Clinic Doctors Say

Tailored, highly effective therapies early in the disease’s course may be a way forward in multiple sclerosis (MS)Ā treatment, according to Cleveland Clinic neurologist Robert Bermel. Another neurologist with the Cleveland Clinic,Ā Robert Fox, talked about potential and upcoming progressive MS treatments.Ā  In interviews with Multiple Sclerosis News…

Minority Engagement in MS Research

Engaging all types of people for research isnā€™t just a nice thought. It is critical to obtaining research results that will be meaningful. Middle-aged white women are often the people who volunteer for studies. Men, young people, and most significantly, people of color, lack representation in studies. According…

Winner of $4.9 Million Research Award Tests Online and Teleconference-based Methods to Reduce MS-related Fatigue

People withĀ multiple sclerosis (MS)Ā often face geographic barriers that end up limiting their treatment options. That has led a Case Western Reserve University researcher to test online- and teleconference-based methods of reducing fatigue and improving patients’ quality of life. Matthew Plow, assistant professor at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton…

Five Research Projects Totaling $38 Million to Compare Effectiveness of MS Treatment Strategies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteĀ has awarded $38 million in grants for five projects that compare the effectiveness of different multiple sclerosis treatment strategies. A key aim of the research is to improve knowledge about the therapiesĀ to help doctors and patients choose the healthcare option that best meets patients’ needs.Ā The…

Getting More Blacks and Other Minority MS Patients into Clinical Studies Is Goal of ACP Project

Getting more African-Americans and other minority groups to take part in clinical research into treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), andĀ identifying and tackling continuing disparities in efforts that affect patient care, will be the focus of a project led by the nonprofit groupĀ Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis (ACP)Ā and supported…

REAL MS Research Needs You

  You want to help find answers about multiple sclerosis but donā€™t know how, and I hear your frustration about being unable to contribute in meaningful ways. Let me share with you the news that REAL MS (Research Engagement About Life with MS) was launched this summer, and I…

PCORI Awards $2 Million to Study Treatments for Fatigue in MS Patients

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recentlyĀ awarded a sum of $5.5 million to two researchers at the University of California, San FranciscoĀ (UCSF). Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD. (Credit: UCSF) Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD, a clinical fellow in Neurology, receivedĀ aĀ $2 million grant to conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to…

PCORI Awards $20M to 4 Studies Comparing Current Drug and Rehab Therapies for MS

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society reported that the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has granted nearly $20 million in funding to four research projects assessing various multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies for their clinical effectiveness. Two of the grants will cover studies comparing disease-modifying treatments, looking to identify differences…

PCORI Board Approves $83 Million for Research on Multiple Sclerosis, Hepatitis C and Rare Diseases

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors recently approvedĀ an $83 million grant to support 26 patient-centered, comparative effectiveness clinical research (CER) studies on a range of diseases and patient groups. Two of these grants, totaling $29.5 million, will fund research intoĀ the care of patients infected with hepatitis…