ACTRIMS Highlights

It was an honour to speak with Ludwig Kappos (University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) around his presentation, a sub analysis of the OPTIMUM study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02425644), entitled: P0071 – Effect of oral ponesimod on clinical disease activity and MRI-based outcomes in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: Phase 3 OPTIMUM study. Questions […]

It was an honour to speak with Ludwig Kappos (University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) around his presentation, a sub analysis of the OPTIMUM study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02425644), entitled: P0071 – Effect of oral ponesimod on clinical disease activity and MRI-based outcomes in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: Phase 3 OPTIMUM study. Questions […]

We were delighted to speak with Ludwig Kappos (University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) about his highlights from the MSVirtual2020 meeting. Disclosures: Dr Kappos reports receiving grants from Actelion, Allergan, Almirall, Baxalta, Bayer Healthcare, Biogen, CSL Behring, Desitin, Eisai, Excemed, Genzyme, INNO Swiss, Japan Tabacco, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Pfizer, Receptos, Sanofi, Santhera and […]

Alisdair Coles (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK) shares exciting phase II findings that highlight the potential of retinoid-X receptor agonists to promote remyelination in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The interview focuses on his late-breaking presentation entitled: LB01.02 – Phase 2 clinical trial evidence that a retinoid-X receptor agonist promotes remyelination in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Study […]

It was a pleasure to hear from David Leppert (University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland) on his late-breaking presentation about the exciting potential of neutrophil granulocyte markers in the cerebrospinal fluid to differentiate neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) from multiple sclerosis (MS) in the acute disease phase. […]

We were delighted to have the honour of speaking to Jeffrey Cohen (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA), the president of the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS). He shared positive findings and expert insight from the phase 3 INROADS study, which investigated the safety and efficacy of amantadine extended release capsules […]

Patrick Vermersch (University of Lille and CHU Lille, Lille, France) shares promising findings and expert insight from the phase 3 study of masitinib for the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01433497). This discussion was based on his MSVirtual2020 presentation: FC04.01 Masitinib in primary progressive (PPMS) and non-active secondary progressive (nSPMS) multiple sclerosis: Results […]

Patrick Vermersch (University of Lille and CHU Lille, Lille, France) shares promising findings and expert insight from the phase 3 study of masitinib for the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01433497). This discussion was based on his MSVirtual2020 presentation: FC04.01 Masitinib in primary progressive (PPMS) and non-active secondary progressive (nSPMS) multiple sclerosis: Results […]