Interferons at age 50: past, current and future impact on biomedicine

EC Borden, GC Sen, G Uze, RH Silverman… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2007 - nature.com
The family of interferon (IFN) proteins has now more than reached the potential envisioned
by early discovering virologists: IFNs are not only antivirals with a spectrum of clinical …

Multiple sclerosis in children: clinical diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and future directions

B Banwell, A Ghezzi, A Bar-Or, Y Mikaeloff… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
The onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) in childhood poses diagnostic and therapeutic
challenges, particularly if the symptoms of the first demyelinating event resemble acute …

Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: evidence-based analysis and recommendations

JM Rogers, PK Panegyres - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2007 - Elsevier
Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), occurring at all stages of the
disease, and can be a major source of vocational disability, social impairment, and …

New natural history of interferon‐β–treated relapsing multiple sclerosis

M Trojano, F Pellegrini, A Fuiani, D Paolicelli… - Annals of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the impact of interferon‐beta (IFNβ) on disease progression in
relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis patients. Methods A cohort of 1,504 relapsing …

Natalizumab treatment for multiple sclerosis: recommendations for patient selection and monitoring

L Kappos, D Bates, HP Hartung, E Havrdova… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Natalizumab is a new treatment option for patients with active relapsing-remitting multiple
sclerosis. In phase III studies, natalizumab was highly effective and well tolerated; however …

Health‐related quality of life in multiple sclerosis: effects of natalizumab

RA Rudick, D Miller, S Hass, M Hutchinson… - Annals of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report the relationship between disease activity and health‐related quality of
life (HRQoL) in relapsing multiple sclerosis, and the impact of natalizumab. Methods HRQoL …

Natalizumab: A new treatment for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

M Hutchinson - Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Natalizumab, a new disease-modifying therapy for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
(RRMS), is a humanized monoclonal antibody which binds to α4β1-integrin. In a Phase 3 …

Neutralizing antibodies to interferon beta: Assessment of their clinical and radiographic impact: An evidence report:[RETIRED] Report of the Therapeutics and …

DS Goodin, EM Frohman, B Hurwitz, PW O'Connor… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
The clinical and radiologic impact of developing neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) to interferon
beta (IFN) while on this therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) is assessed. On the basis of Class …

Treatment of pediatric multiple sclerosis and variants

D Pohl, E Waubant, B Banwell, D Chabas, T Chitnis… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Studies in adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest significant benefit of early
treatment initiation. However, there are no approved therapies for children and adolescents …

Pharmacological properties, toxicology and scientific rationale for the use of natalizumab (Tysabri®) in inflammatory diseases

O Stüve, JL Bennett - CNS drug reviews, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Natalizumab (Tysabri®) was the first adhesion molecule antagonist to make it into clinical
trial for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory disorders. Natalizumab …