Placebo-controlled trial of an oral BTK inhibitor in multiple sclerosis

X Montalban, DL Arnold, MS Weber… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) regulates the functions of B cells and myeloid
cells that are implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Evobrutinib is a selective …

Safety and efficacy of tolebrutinib, an oral brain-penetrant BTK inhibitor, in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

DS Reich, DL Arnold, P Vermersch, A Bar-Or… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Tolebrutinib is an oral, CNS-penetrant, irreversible inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine
kinase, an enzyme expressed in B lymphocytes and myeloid cells including microglia, which …

Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibition in multiple sclerosis

R Schneider, J Oh - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) with a chronic and often progressive disease course. The current …

Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a promising emerging treatment option for multiple sclerosis

E Carnero Contentti, J Correale - Expert opinion on emerging drugs, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) leading to demyelination and neurodegeneration. Although its etiology is not fully …

Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors in multiple sclerosis: pioneering the path towards treatment of progression?

A Geladaris, S Torke, MS Weber - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
In multiple sclerosis (MS) persisting disability can derive from acute relapses or,
alternatively, from slow and steady deterioration, termed chronic progression. Emerging data …

Inhibition of Bruton s tyrosine kinase as a novel therapeutic approach in multiple sclerosis

S Torke, MS Weber - Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction B cells have increasingly come under the spotlight as mediators of inflammatory
central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). B …

Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors for multiple sclerosis

J Krämer, A Bar-Or, TJ Turner, H Wiendl - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Current therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce both relapses and relapse-associated
worsening of disability, which is assumed to be mainly associated with transient infiltration of …

[HTML][HTML] Ublituximab versus teriflunomide in relapsing multiple sclerosis

L Steinman, E Fox, HP Hartung, E Alvarez… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The monoclonal antibody ublituximab enhances antibody-dependent cellular
cytolysis and produces B-cell depletion. Ublituximab is being evaluated for the treatment of …

[HTML][HTML] Therapies for multiple sclerosis targeting B cells

R Milo - Croatian medical journal, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increasing evidence suggests that B cells contribute both to the regulation of normal
autoimmunity and to the pathogenesis of immune mediated diseases, including multiple …

Discovery of evobrutinib: an oral, potent, and highly selective, covalent Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor for the treatment of immunological diseases

RD Caldwell, H Qiu, BC Askew, AT Bender, N Brugger… - 2019 - ACS Publications
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors such as ibrutinib hold a prominent role in the
treatment of B cell malignancies. However, further refinement is needed to this class of …