Body fluid biomarkers in multiple sclerosis

M Comabella, X Montalban - The Lancet Neurology, 2014 - thelancet.com
Biomarkers can be thought of as multifaceted indicators of healthy status or of pathological
disorders. The study of multiple sclerosis can benefit from the use of biomarkers because of …

Disease modifying therapies for relapsing multiple sclerosis

DM Wingerchuk, BG Weinshenker - Bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common, disabling, putatively autoimmune neurological disease
with worldwide distribution. It typically begins as a relapsing disorder that later evolves to a …

The role of immune cells, glia and neurons in white and gray matter pathology in multiple sclerosis

G Mallucci, L Peruzzotti-Jametti, JD Bernstock… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common causes of chronic neurological disability
beginning in early to middle adult life. Multiple sclerosis is idiopathic in nature, yet …

Recommendations for clinical use of data on neutralising antibodies to interferon-beta therapy in multiple sclerosis

CH Polman, A Bertolotto, F Deisenhammer… - The Lancet …, 2010 - thelancet.com
The identification of factors that can affect the efficacy of immunomodulatory drugs in
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) is important. For the available interferon-beta …

Postproduction handling and administration of protein pharmaceuticals and potential instability issues

MR Nejadnik, TW Randolph, DB Volkin… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The safety and efficacy of protein pharmaceuticals depend not only on biological activity but
also on purity levels. Impurities may be process related because of limitations in …

Disease biomarkers in multiple sclerosis: potential for use in therapeutic decision making

VK Harris, SA Sadiq - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2009 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of the brain and spinal cord that
predominantly affects white matter. MS has a variable clinical presentation and has no …

Genome-wide pharmacogenomic analysis of the response to interferon beta therapy in multiple sclerosis

E Byun, SJ Caillier, X Montalban… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To identify promising candidate genes linked to interindividual differences in the
efficacy of interferon beta therapy. Recombinant interferon beta therapy is widely used to …

Current approaches to the identification and management of breakthrough disease in patients with multiple sclerosis

RA Rudick, CH Polman - The Lancet Neurology, 2009 - thelancet.com
Disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) are only
partly effective—breakthrough disease commonly occurs despite treatment. Breakthrough …

Beta-interferon for multiple sclerosis

RA Rudick, SE Goelz - Experimental cell research, 2011 - Elsevier
Interferon beta is widely used as first-line treatment for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
(RRMS). Several products are marketed world-wide, and biosimilar products are emerging …

Therapy of MS

R Vosoughi, MS Freedman - Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2010 - Elsevier
The era of disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) in multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment began in
the 1990s, first with interferon-β (IFNβ), and the number of agents has increased steadily …