October 25, 2021
Caregiving Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimers Disease: Results from a Caregiver Survey Study in Two Virtual Communities
Background: Being a caregiver for a family member with a chronic neurological disease is a role that is often simultaneously fulfilling and...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Eculizumab Monotherapy in AQP4+ Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Background: In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 PREVENT trial (NCT01892345), eculizumab was well tolerated and...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Is There Wearing Off with Ocrelizumab? Preliminary Results of Symptom Burden on Ocrelizumab, a Longitudinal Study (SymBOLS).
Background: Ocrelizumab (OCR), a humanized, anti-CD20 antibody therapy approved for multiple sclerosis (MS), is given at 6-month intervals....
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Comparison of Therapy Selection Drivers within the S1P Receptor Modulator and Fumarate Classes Among Multiple Sclerosis Patients Who Recently Switched Treatment
Background: The number of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) within the S1P receptor modulator and fumarate classes has expanded with...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Safety of Eculizumab in Nmosd and MG Analysis of the Phase 3 Studies Prevent and Regain and Their Extensions
Background: Aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4+ NMOSD) and acetylcholine receptor...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Safety of Evobrutinib in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Is Maintained in a Long-Term Open-Label Extension of a Phase II Study
Background: In a 48-week Phase II study NCT02975349, in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, evobrutinib was generally...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Therapy Selection Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Analyses from Retrospective Patient Chart Audit
Background: In March 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States introduced new concerns related to the treatment of...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Safety and Effectiveness of Peginterferon Beta-1a in a Subgroup of African American Patients: Plegridy Observational Program Interim Analysis
Background: Limited data on baseline (BL) characteristics and disease severity exist for Black/African American (AA) patients with multiple...
Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy
October 25, 2021
Acapella: B-Cell Repletion in Ocrelizumab-Treated Patients
Background: Ocrelizumab (OCR) is a humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody approved for treatment of relapsing remitting (RRMS) and primary...
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...