Progressive multiple sclerosis: from pathophysiology to therapeutic strategies

S Faissner, JR Plemel, R Gold, VW Yong - Nature reviews drug …, 2019 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that
involves demyelination and axonal degeneration. Although substantial progress has been …

Anti-CD20 therapies in multiple sclerosis: From pathology to the clinic

J de Sèze, E Maillart, A Gueguen, DA Laplaud… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The immune system plays a significant role in multiple sclerosis. While MS was historically
thought to be T cell-mediated, multiple pieces of evidence now support the view that B cells …

Five years of ocrelizumab in relapsing multiple sclerosis: OPERA studies open-label extension

SL Hauser, L Kappos, DL Arnold, A Bar-Or, B Brochet… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess over 3 years of follow-up the effects of maintaining or switching to
ocrelizumab (OCR) therapy on clinical and MRI outcomes and safety measures in the open …

Anti-CD20 agents for multiple sclerosis: spotlight on ocrelizumab and ofatumumab

D Florou, M Katsara, J Feehan, E Dardiotis… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Until recently, in the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the contribution of B cells has
been largely underestimated, and the disease was considered a T-cell-mediated disorder …

Rituximab in multiple sclerosis: are we ready for regulatory approval?

S Brancati, L Gozzo, L Longo, DC Vitale… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite the availability of a lot of effective disease-modifying drugs, multiple sclerosis
(MS)(in particular the progressive forms) still represents an important unmet medical need …

B cell rich meningeal inflammation associates with increased spinal cord pathology in multiple sclerosis

C Reali, R Magliozzi, F Roncaroli, R Nicholas… - Brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increased inflammation in the cerebral meninges is associated with extensive subpial
cortical grey matter pathology in the forebrain and a more severe disease course in a …

Long-term clinical outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis

G Boffa, L Massacesi, M Inglese, A Mariottini… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine whether autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(aHSCT) is able to induce durable disease remission in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) …

Diagnosis and management of progressive multiple sclerosis

G Macaron, D Ontaneda - Biomedicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that results
in varying degrees of disability. Progressive multiple sclerosis, characterized by a steady …

FGF/FGFR pathways in multiple sclerosis and in its disease models

R Rajendran, G Böttiger, C Stadelmann, S Karnati… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease of the
central nervous system (CNS) affecting more than two million people worldwide. In MS …

Treatment of multiple sclerosis with rituximab: a multicentric Italian–Swiss experience

C Zecca, F Bovis, G Novi… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody leading to B lymphocyte
depletion, is increasingly used as an off-label treatment option for multiple sclerosis (MS) …