Fingolimod for relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis

L La Mantia, I Tramacere, B Firwana… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Fingolimod was approved in 2010 for the treatment of patients with the
relapsing‐remitting (RR) form of multiple sclerosis (MS). It was designed to reduce the …

Interferons‐beta versus glatiramer acetate for relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis

L La Mantia, C Di Pietrantonj, M Rovaris… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Interferons‐beta (IFNs‐beta) and glatiramer acetate (GA) were the first two
disease‐modifying therapies (DMTs) approved 20 years ago for the treatment of multiple …

Uncertainty in treatment rankings: reanalysis of network meta-analyses of randomized trials

L Trinquart, N Attiche, A Bafeta, R Porcher… - Annals of internal …, 2016 - acpjournals.org
Background: Ranking of interventions is one of the most appealing elements of network
meta-analysis. There is, however, little evidence about the reliability of these rankings …

Comparison of switch to fingolimod or interferon beta/glatiramer acetate in active multiple sclerosis

A He, T Spelman, V Jokubaitis, E Havrdova… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance After multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse while a patient is receiving an injectable
disease-modifying drug, many physicians advocate therapy switch, but the relative …

Expert recommendations to personalization of medical approaches in treatment of multiple sclerosis: an overview of family planning and pregnancy

N Borisow, A Döring, CF Pfueller, F Paul, J Dörr… - EPMA Journal, 2012 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis is the most common chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous
system which preferentially affects females at childbearing age. For this reason, patients and …

A network meta-analysis of efficacy and evaluation of safety of subcutaneous pegylated interferon beta-1a versus other injectable therapies for the treatment of …

K Tolley, M Hutchinson, X You, P Wang, B Sperling… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Subcutaneous pegylated interferon beta-1a (peginterferon beta-1a [PEG-IFN]) 125 μg every
two or four weeks has been studied in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients …

Autophagy induced by FTY720 promotes apoptosis in U266 cells

A Liao, R Hu, Q Zhao, J Li, Y Li, K Yao, R Zhang… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Despite recent treatment advances, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable and patients
develop a progressively relapsing disease with subsequent poor prognosis. Studies have …

Immunological mechanism of action and clinical profile of disease-modifying treatments in multiple sclerosis

RA Du Pasquier, DD Pinschewer, D Merkler - CNS drugs, 2014 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a life-long, potentially debilitating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS). MS is considered to be an immune-mediated disease, and the presence of …

Are natalizumab and fingolimod analogous second-line options for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis? A clinical practice observational study

A Gajofatto, MR Bianchi, L Deotto, MD Benedetti - European Neurology, 2014 - karger.com
Background: It is unclear whether natalizumab and fingolimod have analogous efficacy for
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Objective: To compare the outcome of RRMS …

Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis

B Yamout, R Alroughani, M Al-Jumah… - … medical research and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is dependent on the presence of clinical and
paraclinical evidence demonstrating dissemination of central nervous system lesions in both …