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FridayECTRIMS Congress 2013: GILENYA REDUCES MS RELAPSE RATES COMPARED TO INTERFERONS OR GLATIRAMER ACETATE
ECTRIMS Congress 2013
Novartis announced today findings from an international multiple sclerosis (MS) registry and a US health claims data base which showed the real-world superiority of Gilenya® (fingolimod) in reducing risks of relapses compared to standard therapies. These data confirm the positive results seen in clinical trials with Gilenya, and were presented at the ongoing 29th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Relapses
can make life unpredictable for patients with MS and they can
potentially significantly advance an individual's level of disability.
MS patients' clinical outcomes are regularly assessed and switching
between disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), to reduce the rate or
likelihood of a relapse, is a frequent treatment strategy.Read more » Labels: Ectrims 2013, Gilenya (Fingolimod) ECTRIMS Congress 2013: Oral MS drug Gilenya® shows up to 71% reduction in annualised relapse rates
ECTRIMS Congress 2013
Novartis showcases data from 13 abstracts on fingolimod The data being presented for fingolimod at ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS highlight the Novartis clinical trial program for sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) modulators. Fingolimod targets MS via effects on the immune system and new pre-clinical data to be presented at ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS supports an Read more » Labels: Ectrims 2013, Gilenya (Fingolimod), Novartis |
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