Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Consensus Group (MSTCG): position statement on disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis (white paper)

H Wiendl, R Gold, T Berger, T Derfuss… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis is a complex, autoimmune-mediated disease of the central nervous
system characterized by inflammatory demyelination and axonal/neuronal damage. The …

COVID-19 among patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

M Barzegar, O Mirmosayyeb… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective We systematically reviewed the literature on COVID-19 in patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS). Methods We searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of …

Disease‐modifying therapies and coronavirus disease 2019 severity in multiple sclerosis

MP Sormani, N De Rossi, I Schiavetti… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to assess the impact of immunosuppressive and
immunomodulatory therapies on the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in …

Outcomes and risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a North American registry of patients with multiple sclerosis

A Salter, RJ Fox, SD Newsome, J Halper… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 prompted the need to gather
information on clinical outcomes and risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality in …

Associations of disease-modifying therapies with COVID-19 severity in multiple sclerosis

S Simpson-Yap, E De Brouwer, T Kalincik, N Rijke… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are a vulnerable group for
severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly those taking immunosuppressive …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 in ocrelizumab-treated people with multiple sclerosis

R Hughes, L Whitley, K Fitovski, HM Schneble… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There are limited data on the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on people …

Updated results of the COVID-19 in MS global data sharing initiative: anti-CD20 and other risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity

S Simpson-Yap, A Pirmani, T Kalincik… - Neurology …, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Certain demographic and clinical characteristics, including the
use of some disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), are associated with severe acute …

Update on the management of multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post pandemic: an international consensus statement

S Reyes, AL Cunningham, T Kalincik… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this consensus statement, we provide updated recommendations on multiple sclerosis
(MS) management during the COVID-19 crisis and the post-pandemic period applicable to …

COVID-19 in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients in Latin America: COVID-19 in MS and NMOSD patients in LATAM

R Alonso, B Silva, O Garcea, PEC Diaz… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There is no data regarding COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients in Latin America. Objective The …

Increased rate of hospitalisation for COVID-19 among rituximab-treated multiple sclerosis patients: a study of the Swedish multiple sclerosis registry

T Spelman, L Forsberg, K McKay… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The primary objective of this study was to analyse the association between
multiple sclerosis (MS) disease-modifying therapy (DMT) exposure and hospitalisation in …