Impact of aging on treatment considerations for multiple sclerosis patients

G Macaron, C Larochelle, N Arbour, M Galmard… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
With a rapidly aging global population and improvement of outcomes with newer multiple
sclerosis (MS)-specific disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), the epidemiology of MS has …

Considering patient age when treating multiple sclerosis across the adult lifespan

D Jakimovski, SP Eckert, R Zivadinov… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The successful development of anti-inflammatory disease-modifying treatments
(DMT) significantly improved disease outcomes and longevity of persons with multiple …

Impact of age on multiple sclerosis disease activity and progression

B Zeydan, OH Kantarci - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to discuss the interaction between
aging, progressive disease course, disability worsening, and treatment strategies in multiple …

Late-onset MS: disease course and safety-efficacy of DMTS

MC Buscarinu, R Reniè, E Morena, C Romano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of
the central nervous system, usually begins between the ages of 20 and 49 years, though in …

Multiple sclerosis in the elderly: a retrospective cohort study

A Zinganell, G Göbel, K Berek, B Hofer… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background There is a lack of knowledge of disease course, prognosis, comorbidities and
potential treatments of elderly MS patients. Objective To characterize the disease course …

Age and the risks of high-efficacy disease modifying drugs in multiple sclerosis

F Schweitzer, S Laurent, GR Fink… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Age and the risks of high-efficacy disease modifying drugs i... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Age and the risks of high-efficacy disease modifying drugs in multiple sclerosis …

Aging and efficacy of disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis of clinical trials

Y Zhang, N Gonzalez Caldito… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) are approved
for the treatment of disease activity and are effective in reducing relapses and new magnetic …

Management of multiple sclerosis in older adults: review of current evidence and future perspectives

KA DiMauro, C Swetlik, JA Cohen - Journal of Neurology, 2024 - Springer
Importance The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and aging MS patients is increasing
worldwide. There is a need to better understand this MS sub-population, which historically is …

Treatment discontinuation in older people with multiple sclerosis

W Zhu, Z Xia - Current Opinion in Neurology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The available clinical evidence examining DMT discontinuation in older people with MS
remains inconclusive. More robust evidence from clinical trials and real-world data will be …

Influence of age at disease onset on future relapses and disability progression in patients with multiple sclerosis on immunomodulatory treatment

V von Wyl, BF Décard, P Benkert… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose To investigate the relation of age at disease onset and clinical
outcomes across the lifespan from adolescence in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) on …