Clinical outcome measures in multiple sclerosis: a review

H Inojosa, D Schriefer, T Ziemssen - Autoimmunity reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
A proper clinical evaluation of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is of great importance to
detect MS progression. It provides important data for physicians on their daily practice as …

Identifying progression in multiple sclerosis: new perspectives

M Filippi, P Preziosa, D Langdon… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of progression in multiple sclerosis is typically retrospective. Given the
profound burden of progressive multiple sclerosis, and the recent development of effective …

Long-term follow-up from the ORATORIO trial of ocrelizumab for primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a post-hoc analysis from the ongoing open-label extension of …

JS Wolinsky, DL Arnold, B Brochet, HP Hartung… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The safety and efficacy of ocrelizumab in primary progressive multiple sclerosis
were shown in the phase 3 ORATORIO trial. In this study, we assessed the effects of …

Timing of high-efficacy therapy for multiple sclerosis: a retrospective observational cohort study

A He, B Merkel, JWL Brown, LZ Ryerson… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background High-efficacy therapies in multiple sclerosis are traditionally used after
unsuccessful treatment with first-line disease modifying therapies. We hypothesised that …

Treatment optimization in multiple sclerosis: Canadian MS working group recommendations

MS Freedman, V Devonshire, P Duquette… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Working Group has updated its treatment optimization
recommendations (TORs) on the optimal use of disease-modifying therapies for patients …

Machine learning analysis of motor evoked potential time series to predict disability progression in multiple sclerosis

J Yperman, T Becker, D Valkenborg, V Popescu… - BMC neurology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Evoked potentials (EPs) are a measure of the conductivity of the
central nervous system. They are used to monitor disease progression of multiple sclerosis …

Volume loss in the deep gray matter and thalamic subnuclei: a longitudinal study on disability progression in multiple sclerosis

S Magon, C Tsagkas, L Gaetano, R Patel… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Volume loss in the deep gray matter (DGM) has been reported in patients with
multiple sclerosis (MS) already at early stages of the disease and is thought to progress …

Delay from treatment start to full effect of immunotherapies for multiple sclerosis

I Roos, E Leray, F Frascoli, R Casey, JWL Brown… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In multiple sclerosis, treatment start or switch is prompted by evidence of disease activity.
Whilst immunomodulatory therapies reduce disease activity, the time required to attain …

Association of sustained immunotherapy with disability outcomes in patients with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

N Lizak, CB Malpas, S Sharmin, EK Havrdova… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance It is unclear whether relapses and disease-modifying therapies are associated
with the rate of disability accumulation in patients with secondary progressive multiple …

The transitional phase of multiple sclerosis: characterization and conceptual framework

I Kleiter, I Ayzenberg, J Havla, C Lukas… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The conversion of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) to secondary progressive
MS (SPMS) cannot be defined by a sharp threshold determined by event-based measures …