Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Agnos Study Design: A Phase 4 Study Assessing Ofatumumab in Treatment-Naïve Young Adults with Early Relapsing Remitting MS Benchmarked Against Healthy Controls
Background: Early intervention with high efficacy therapies has been shown to reduce long-term disability accrual in patients with multiple...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
The Benefits of Azathioprine in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: MOGAD is an emerging inflammatory demyelination disorder of the central nervous system. AZA is one of the commonly used...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Online Medical Education Increases Knowledge Among Neurologists of Safety Considerations for Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Disease modifying therapies (DMTs) have transformed the management of multiple sclerosis (MS). Patients can now live many years...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Comparable Ofatumumab Treatment Outcomes in Patients across Racial/Ethnic Groups in the Asclepios I/II and Apolitos Studies
Background: Ofatumumab is a fully human anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody approved by the FDA for treatment of adults with relapsing multiple...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Baseline MRI Predictors of Cognitive Processing Speed in Participants with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis from the Phase 3 Expand Study
Background: Siponimod showed beneficial effects on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesion activity, total brain and gray matter (GM)...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Long-Term Effect of Siponimod on MRI Outcomes in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Analyses from the Expand Study up to 5 Years
Background: In the Phase 3 EXPAND core study, siponimod compared with placebo significantly reduced disability progression, cognitive...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Safety and Efficacy of Siponimod in Patients with Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Identifying As Hispanic from the Expand Study
Background: In the Phase 3 EXPAND trial siponimod, a selective S1P receptor modulator, significantly reduced risk of 3-month and 6-month...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
A Single Center Retrospective Analysis of Insurance Policy Impact on the Choice of Multiple Sclerosis Disease Modifying Therapies
Background: Financial barriers to disease modifying therapies (DMT) for multiple sclerosis (MS) have been widely reported; yet the impact...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Safety of Concurrent Administration of Ozanimod and Serotonergic Antidepressants in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Ozanimod is approved in the US for the treatment of adults with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and in the EU and Canada for...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Does Frequency and Severity of COVID-19 Differ By Disease Modifying Therapy in MS Patients?
Background: Some authors have reported positive associations between B-cell-depleting (anti-CD20) therapies and COVID-19 infection risk or...