Clinical outcome measures in multiple sclerosis: a review

H Inojosa, D Schriefer, T Ziemssen - Autoimmunity reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
A proper clinical evaluation of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is of great importance to
detect MS progression. It provides important data for physicians on their daily practice as …

Outcome measures in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis

CEP van Munster, BMJ Uitdehaag - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
Due to the heterogeneous nature of the disease, it is a challenge to capture disease activity
of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a reliable and valid way. Therefore, it can be difficult to assess …

Phase 2 trial of ibudilast in progressive multiple sclerosis

RJ Fox, CS Coffey, R Conwit… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background There are limited treatments for progressive multiple sclerosis. Ibudilast inhibits
several cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases, macrophage migration inhibitory factor, and …

Symbol digit modalities test: a valid clinical trial endpoint for measuring cognition in multiple sclerosis

L Strober, J DeLuca, RHB Benedict… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The need for more robust outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical trials has
been a main priority of the field for decades. Dissatisfaction with existing measures has led …

Siponimod and cognition in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: EXPAND secondary analyses

RHB Benedict, D Tomic, BA Cree, R Fox… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate the effects of siponimod on cognitive processing speed in patients
with secondary progressive (SP) multiple sclerosis (MS), by means of a predefined …

Clinical trials in progressive multiple sclerosis: lessons learned and future perspectives

D Ontaneda, RJ Fox, J Chataway - The Lancet Neurology, 2015 - thelancet.com
Progressive multiple sclerosis is characterised clinically by the gradual accrual of disability
independent of relapses and can occur with disease onset (primary progressive) or can be …

Processing speed test: Validation of a self-administered, iPad®-based tool for screening cognitive dysfunction in a clinic setting

SM Rao, G Losinski, L Mourany… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Cognitive dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and has
important consequences for daily activities, yet, unlike motor function, is not routinely …

Crowdsourced analysis of clinical trial data to predict amyotrophic lateral sclerosis progression

R Küffner, N Zach, R Norel, J Hawe, D Schoenfeld… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with substantial
heterogeneity in its clinical presentation. This makes diagnosis and effective treatment …

Multiple sclerosis: altered thalamic resting-state functional connectivity and its effect on cognitive function

F Tona, N Petsas, E Sbardella, L Prosperini… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To investigate, by using resting-state (RS) functional magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging, thalamocortical functional connectivity (FC) and its correlations with cognitive …

The Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test (MSPT): an iPad-based disability assessment tool

RA Rudick, D Miller, F Bethoux, SM Rao… - Journal of …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Precise measurement of neurological and neuropsychological impairment and disability in
multiple sclerosis is challenging. We report a new test, the Multiple Sclerosis Performance …