2021 CMSC Annual Meeting

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

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...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

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....

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Analyses of the Effect of Baseline Age on the Efficacy and Safety of Siponimod in Patients with Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis from the Expand Study

Background: Siponimod is a selective S1P receptor (S1P1 and S1P5) modulator, approved in the USA for treatment of relapsing forms of MS,...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Characteristics and Outcomes By Employment and Education Status for Patients Treated with Peginterferon Beta-1a or Intramuscular Interferon Beta-1a

Background: Although socioeconomic disparities that lead to differences in multiple sclerosis (MS) outcomes have been identified, specific...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Treatment Persistence, Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of Diroximel Fumarate in the Real-World: Design of the Phase 4 Experience–US Study

Background: Diroximel fumarate (DRF) is an oral fumarate approved in the United States (US) for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). DRF...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Multiple Sclerosis Patients Initiating Ofatumumab in the Real-World: Early 3 Months Data

Background: The efficacy and safety of ofatumumab were demonstrated in Phase III ASCLEPIOS trials. This analysis provides the first account...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Opportunities and Pitfalls in the Assessment of Brain Atrophy in Dimethyl Fumarate-Treated Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Patients Using Real-World Data

Background: The majority of real-world data (RWD) on disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) is based on clinical...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Characteristics and Outcome of COVID-19 in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Ofatumumab

Background: A global pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in over 78 million cases as of 23 December 2020. Risks of COVID-19 in people with...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Siponimod in Active SPMS and Overall SPMS Populations: Expand Study Data up to 5 Years

Background: In the EXPAND Core study, siponimod significantly reduced the risk of 3-/6-months(m) confirmed disability progression...

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Platform-Disease Modifying Therapies

Improvements in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment in Ocrelizumab-Treated Patients with RRMS: 2-Year Data from the CASTING Study

Background: The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire is a patient-reported outcome that assesses percentage of...

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