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Elizabeth Porco

CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – Ocrevus, progressive multiple sclerosis and other research highlights
The recent annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) brought researchers and healthcare professionals to New [...]
Acne therapy reduces rate of multiple sclerosis progression, Canadian study reports
A common acne medicine called minocycline can reduce the rate of multiple sclerosis progression in patients who are at early stages of [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – caregivers of multiple sclerosis patients say the disease exhausts physically & emotionally
Most people who care for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are happy to be caregivers, but they admit that their own emotional and physical [...]
Bayer receives FDA approval of myBETAapp™ and BETACONNECT Navigator™
WHIPPANY, N.J., May 30, 2017 – Bayer today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – Ocrevus lowers multiple sclerosis relapse rates even further in extension study
Multiple sclerosis patients who benefited from Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) in two Phase 3 clinical trials continued to benefit when they [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – physical activity halts depression in young multiple sclerosis patients, Canadian study shows
Young multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who engage in physical activity can relieve symptoms of depression, concludes a Canadian study [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – Celgene’s investigational therapy Ozanimod safe, effective in treating RMS
Long-term treatment for up to 12o weeks, with the investigational drug Ozanimod (RPC-1063), found to be effective and safe in patients [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – Rituxan-treated multiple sclerosis patients three times more likely to have improved brain scans
Multiple sclerosis patients who start Rituxan (rituximab) treatment are three times more likely to have unchanged or improved brain-scan [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – Cladribine reduced annual multiple sclerosis relapse rate by 55% to 57%, trials show
Cladribine tablets reduced relapsing multiple sclerosis patients’ annual relapse rate by 55 to 57 percent, depending on the dose, [...]
CMSC 2017 Annual Meeting – review suggests certain multiple sclerosis patient groups may discontinue DMTs
Older patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) as well as older relapsing patients whose MS has been inactive after [...]

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