Treatment of multiple sclerosis: a review

SL Hauser, BAC Cree - The American journal of medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of
the central nervous system, and the leading cause of nontraumatic neurological disability in …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic mechanisms associated with different clinical courses of multiple sclerosis

H Lassmann - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the majority of patients multiple sclerosis starts with a relapsing remitting course (RRMS),
which may at later times transform into secondary progressive disease (SPMS). In a minority …

Ocrelizumab versus interferon beta-1a in relapsing multiple sclerosis

SL Hauser, A Bar-Or, G Comi… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background B cells influence the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Ocrelizumab is a
humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively depletes CD20+ B cells. Methods In two …

Multiple sclerosis: experimental models and reality

H Lassmann, M Bradl - Acta neuropathologica, 2017 - Springer
One of the most frequent statements, provided in different variations in the introduction of
experimental studies on multiple sclerosis (MS), is that “Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating …

Rituximab in multiple sclerosis: a retrospective observational study on safety and efficacy

J Salzer, R Svenningsson, P Alping, L Novakova… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of rituximab in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Methods: In this retrospective uncontrolled observational multicenter study, off-label …

B‐cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis: Entering an era

AL Greenfield, SL Hauser - Annals of neurology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monoclonal antibodies that target CD20 expressing B cells represent an important new
treatment option for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). B‐cell‐depleting therapy is highly …

Neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica

I Kawachi, H Lassmann - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & …, 2017 - jnnp.bmj.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are autoimmune demyelinating
diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), having distinct immunological and …

A phase 2 multicenter study of ublituximab, a novel glycoengineered anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

E Fox, AE Lovett-Racke, M Gormley… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ublituximab, a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting a unique epitope on
the CD20 antigen, is glycoengineered for enhanced B-cell targeting through antibody …

The search for the target antigens of multiple sclerosis, part 2: CD8+ T cells, B cells, and antibodies in the focus of reverse-translational research

R Hohlfeld, K Dornmair, E Meinl, H Wekerle - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Interest in CD8+ T cells and B cells was initially inspired by observations in multiple
sclerosis rather than in animal models: CD8+ T cells predominate in multiple sclerosis …

Comparative effectiveness of rituximab and other initial treatment choices for multiple sclerosis

M Granqvist, M Boremalm, A Poorghobad… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Comparative real-world effectiveness studies of initial disease-modifying
treatment (DMT) choices for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) that include …